1 2 Vadodara: India cricketer Radha Yadav faced a terrifying 48 hours as she found herself stranded in her home, surrounded by floodwaters in the Harni area of the city. With dwindling supplies of food and drinking water, Yadav, a member of the T20 World Cup squad, was eventually rescued by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation ( VMC ) and the fire brigade from her residence at Aranya Apartment on Wednesday evening. Yadav, along with a few others, was taken to safety in a boat.
“It was a scary experience. I hadn’t anticipated the floodwaters to be so intense. This is the first time I’ve witnessed such a situation around my home.
Thankfully, the VMC and fire brigade team came to our rescue,” Yadav told TOI. The 24-year-old all-rounder recounted that she had arrived in the city from Mumbai with her parents on August 25. “The next day, the rain started pouring heavily.
Initially, I thought it was just temporary waterlogging and expected things to normalize in a few hours. Our neighbors also believed the situation wouldn’t worsen. But the water level kept rising around our apartment.
The power went out, and we didn’t have enough food stored,” Yadav recalled. As the situation worsened, Yadav grew increasingly worried, especially with her parents also trapped in the house. “I learned that the entire city was flooded, and we might be stranded for several days.
I managed to contact my uncle, who lives in the city, and asked for help,” Yadav added. Her uncle Milind Va.