ITANAGAR/GUWAHATI: As many as 19 people were airlifted by the Air Force from a flooded Arunachal Pradesh island on Friday, while over 200 others were rescued by disaster response teams from Assam’s Dhemaji district as the Siang river , originating from China, continued to swell due to heavy rain.Siang river, known as Tsangpo in China, flows downstream upon entering India to join the Brahmaputra. The 19 rescued people — cattle-herders from Assam — were stranded for over 24 hours in East Siang district of Arunachal. The IAF operation followed a request by the district administration, East Siang DC Tamiyo Tatak said.Arunachal chief minister Pema Khandu personally monitored the evacuation operation from Itanagar , the DC said, adding Lok Sabha MP Ninong Ering and Pasighat West MLA Tatung Jamoh along with police and locals helped in rescuing the cattle.The other 200, who were rescued by personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), had gone to Dhemaji, near East Siang, for farming activities. All of them, including children, have been brought to safety, sources in the Dhemaji administration said.

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