Sources have stated that three days of continuous rain caused floods in Katni, Rewa, Chattarpur, Raisen, Sagar and Satna districts in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan has said that personnel from the military, NDRF and State Disaster Response Force have been called in for rescue operations across the state. As per report teams evacuated 147 marooned people to safer places from Rewa district on 21 August. Rescue operations are underway in Satna, Rewa, Panna and other