Meanings of maroon people in English

Government officials said the army has deployed boats to help hundreds of thousands of marooned people.

Air force helicopters were dropping food to marooned people, while schools were closed in many areas.

Landslides in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh state blocked vital roads, disrupting traffic and choking supplies, while authorities used helicopters to pluck marooned people to safety.

Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters airdropped food after some of the worst flooding in years in India's northeast.