Khammam, Nov. 5 -- Eight fishermen and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel who went missing during a rescue operation at Bethupalli Lake in Sathupalli mandal of Telangana's Khammam district were safely rescued by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams early Thursday morning, police said.

According to Khammam Police, "NDRF teams rescued eight fishermen and SDRF team members who went missing in a lake yesterday. They were safely rescued early this morning around 5:30 am. The rescue operation has been completed and no casualties were reported."

The incident occurred on Wednesday when fishermen were stranded in floodwaters at Bethupalli Lake, prompting an SDRF team to launch a rescue operation. However, boats carrying the ...