A person was killed in a powerful explosion that ripped through a rented house in Keezhara of Kerala's Kannur district on Saturday, leaving the entire village in shock.

The body parts were found scattered in the debris, and several nearby homes sustained damage.

Initial investigations suggest that the blast occurred during the making of country-made bombs, though some reports claim that firecracker-making was being cited to mask the illegal activity.

Two people went missing after a cloudburst struck Mopata village under Dewal Tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, on Friday.

Two people sustained injuries in the incident.

The missing people have been identified as Tara Singh and his wife. Their disappearance has thrown their family into distress, while the entire village grapples with the aftermath of the disaster.

Another couple, Vikram Singh and his wife, sustained serious injuries during the incident and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Two helicopters of the Indian Air Force rescued eight villagers trapped in floods in Rajanna Sircilla district on Thursday.

The villagers were stranded in the floods near the Upper Maneru Project, Gambhiraopet Mandal, since Wednesday.

Arvind Kumar, Special Chief Secretary, Disaster Management, Government of Telangana, said the eight men who were stranded for over 26 hours were successfully airlifted by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters.

He said the state government coordinated closely with the Union Minister of State for Home, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Telangana and Andhra Sub Area (TASA) and Air Force Station, Hakimpet.

Two armed forces helicopters rescued five villagers trapped in floods in Telangana's Rajanna Sircilla district on Thursday.

Kamareddy and Medak districts of Telangana received the highest rainfall in the last 50 years, state government officials said on Thursday.

The two districts witnessed unprecedented rain during the last 24 hours, triggering flash floods.

While Argonda station at Rajampet mandal in Kamareddy received 44 cm of rain, a total of 23 locations received more than 20 cm of rainfall. These include 10 stations in Kamareddy, four in Nirmal, six in Medak and the remaining in Nizamabad and Siddipet.

This has been the heaviest downpour in such a short span in the last 50 years.