Constable drowns during rescue op in Andhra floods, death toll reaches 24

A police constable of SDRF lost his life after he drowned while saving villagers stranded in the floods in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, the state police said. According to a report, the constable successfully rescued a father-son duo but drowned as his life jacket detached during the operation. The death toll in the floods climbed to 24 on Saturday evening.