Incessant rains have resulted in widespread flooding in Southern Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Northern Kerala. A large number of troops from the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Coast Guard have been deployed to facilitate rescue and relief operations in concert with the NDRF and SDRF.

A Joint Operations Center has also been established at Dakshin Maharashtra and Goa Sub Area, Pune for coordinating the relief and rescue operations which are being carried out by the armed forces in all the three states.

The armed forces have rescued a total of around 3,500 persons and evacuated nearly 10, 000 persons from the flooded areas of the three states