An aerial view of the flood-hit Edupalaya village in Medak district of Telangana. Pic/PTI

Hyderabad: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday rescued 24 construction workers who were stranded by floods in Telangana’s Medak district since Saturday, officials said. The rescue operation, which was aborted Saturday evening due to heavy rains, resumed on Sunday morning and lasted for more than an hour. Two Chetak helicopters pressed into service airlifted the migrant labourers stranded on an island in Manjeera river at Yedupayala, officials said.