Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Floods Hit MP’s Satna-Chitrakoot, More Than 1,000 Rescued
Heavy rain caused serious flooding in parts of Madhya Pradesh.
About 1,000 people were rescued from Satna and Chitrakoot.
Fifty villages were affected, but no deaths were reported.
The Mandakini River overflowed and water entered some homes.
Rescue teams from the NDRF and SDRF helped people leave dangerous areas.
An army helicopter was also used, but it airlifted only two people.
Food and medicines were taken to affected residents.
Floodwater on railway tracks disrupted 48 trains.
Six people trapped in a river in Shahdol were rescued separately.
Around 1,000 people were rescued from flood-hit Satna and Chitrakoot on Sunday, with no casualties reported.
Flooding affected 50 villages after about five inches of rain fell in three hours.
The Mandakini River overflowed, sending water up to 10 feet inside some Chitrakoot homes.
Flooded railway tracks disrupted 28 passenger trains and 20 freight trains.
Ten relief camps were arranged, while rescue teams continued evacuations and supply distribution.
- Who
- Residents of Satna and Chitrakoot, rescue teams, district officials, and six people trapped in the Sukhad/Sikhad River in Shahdol.
- What
- Flooding led to more than 1,000 rescues, affected 50 villages, disrupted 48 trains, and prompted relief and evacuation operations.
- When
- The main rescues and flooding response occurred on Sunday; schools were reported closed for either two days or until September 1.
- Where
- Satna and Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh; a separate river rescue occurred in Shahdol district.
- Why
- About five inches of rain fell in three hours, raising water levels up to eight metres above the danger level; flooding in Shahdol followed the opening of Bansagar Dam gates.
- People rescued
- More than 1,000 in the Satna-Chitrakoot region
- Villages affected
- 50
- Rainfall
- Approximately five inches in three hours
- Rail traffic
- 28 passenger trains and 20 freight trains affected
- Relief camps
- 10 camps arranged in Satna district, including four in Chitrakoot
- Power restoration
- Electricity restored in about 50% of affected areas
- Casualties
- No casualty reported so far