Deogarh: At least 10 persons including minor girls and boys got stuck after sudden release of water from Gohira Dam here on Friday.
According to reports, the stranded people are from Jamunali village. The Riamal fire services personnel have safely rescued six out of the 10 people. The rescue efforts are still underway to bring the others to safety.
As per sources, all the stranded people have been rescued. Four of the ten people reportedly ran away to safety when the water started to rise.
In a similar incident, seven persons have been killed and several others were feared missing following a flash flood in Mal river at Malbazar in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district while local Durga Puja organisers assembled at the river bank for immersion of the Durga idols on the occasion of Dussehra.
The Jalpaiguri District Magistrate, Moumita Godara Basu confirmed the death toll as seven.
“Several people assembled at the Mal river bank at 9 p.m. when the flash flood swept several people. The administration immediately stopped the immersion of idols there. By late Wednesday evening seven bodies had been recovered. Nearly 40 persons have been rescued who were swept by the flash flood and got stuck on a local island,” the District Magistrate said.
Ms Kalinga