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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

Last updated on - Jun 18, 2021, 13:34 IST
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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of river

In an overnight operation, the NDRF successfully rescued some 150 people who were stuck in a boat in the middle of the Gandak River in Kushinagar on Thursday night- NDRF

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

NDRF official PL Sharma informed that the boat which was carrying around 150 people got stuck in the river due to engine failure- NDRF

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

A team was immediately dispatched from the Gorakhpur NDRF centre and reached the location at around 2:20 am- NDRF

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

The boat after getting stuck went with the flow of the river and was further carried away upto 3 km- TNN

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

A member of NDRF team rescuing an elderly by carrying him on his shoulders- NDRF

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

A toddler is rescued from the boat- NDRF

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

The boat got stuck near Barwa Patti Ghat of Tamkuhi tehsil from where it had drifted to Amawa Digar- TNN

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

A villager informed that due to the ruptured pipe all the oil had leaked out and the engine of the boat stopped working- NDRF

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

Villagers informed that their lives are exposed to danger, as they have to go to other side of the river for cultivation- NDRF

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Photos: How NDRF rescued 150 trapped in the middle of Gandak river

Governement should provide them boats or a bridge should be made for the villagers- TNN

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NDRF, now really a well trained professionals. Kudos to their services.
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