Vadodara/Rajkot: Amid heavy rainfall, a man stranded on a large rock in the Mahi River in Desar taluka of Vadodara district was rescued after 30 hours by a special Indian Air Force helicopter on Tuesday. The rescued person has been identified as Kirtan Somabhai Garasiya. Soon after being airlifted, Garasiya was shifted to an Air Force hospital in Vadodara for a health check-up.
The dramatic video of the rescue operation, amid stormy wind, heavy rain, and gushing floodwaters beneath the Indian Air Force helicopter, is going viral on social media. In Jamnagar, a man who climbed an electricity pole to save his life was rescued after 11 hours using a helicopter. According to the district administration, Munnavar Travdi, a resident of Everest Society in Kalavad, went outside his house with his son at around 8.
30am on Tuesday. Both were trapped as the water level of the river swelled. His son could save himself, but Munnavar climbed the pole.
As all efforts to rescue him failed, the help of an IAF helicopter was sought, and he was rescued at 7pm. We also published the following articles recently Tripura floods: Central govt to deploy helicopter in rescue operation for stranded people The Central government has dispatched helicopters, boats, and NDRF teams to support flood rescue operations in Tripura. More than 50,000 people have been relocated to relief camps, yet numerous individuals are still stranded.
The flooding has resulted in 10 fatalities, impacted over three lakh resident.