Elderly Man Rescued from Floods in Northern India
- 14 years ago
Despite the death and destruction from the floods, one Indian man is lucky to be alive after a terrifying ordeal. Here's that story.
Locals of the Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh rescued an elderly man trapped in floodwaters on Monday.
A number of villagers brought the man to safety using ropes.
The villagers are angry that the government isn’t doing enough to help flood victims.
[Rama, Local]: (gender Male, Hindi)
"The situation in Biharipur is such that people are dying of hunger. There is no help arriving from the government. The water began flowing on Saturday at 4 pm. Now it's been 48 hours. So much water has been collected.”
Heavy rains have already caused floods in the state, and the situation worsened after a local dam was breached early Monday. After that, floodwaters entered residential areas in many parts of the district.
Locals of the Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh rescued an elderly man trapped in floodwaters on Monday.
A number of villagers brought the man to safety using ropes.
The villagers are angry that the government isn’t doing enough to help flood victims.
[Rama, Local]: (gender Male, Hindi)
"The situation in Biharipur is such that people are dying of hunger. There is no help arriving from the government. The water began flowing on Saturday at 4 pm. Now it's been 48 hours. So much water has been collected.”
Heavy rains have already caused floods in the state, and the situation worsened after a local dam was breached early Monday. After that, floodwaters entered residential areas in many parts of the district.