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On the evening of July 21 in Dantwada, Chhattisgarh, liters upon liters of water from Bailadila Hill came down into Kirandul town like a flood. Water caused destruction everywhere. Some of them saved their lives by climbing on the roof of the house and some on a tree. During this time, 8 people were trapped in floods and debris.
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In such a situation, the two townspeople showed courage in the fast flowing water. Prabal Mandal and Manoj Vishwakarma were among the people trapped in the flood. One of them saved the mother and daughter by breaking the roof of the house. While the other saved the lives of the girls and other people including the pregnant woman. During this time his own son was washed. Lucky he got stuck after going some distance.
Dinik Bhaskar talked to both of them. Read the story of that scene in their own words…
ran for his life, but stopped after hearing the noise
My name is Prabal Mandal. That day (July 21) I was at home. Voices were heard from all sides… run-run. I came out of my house and was surprised to see the mirror outside. Water came down from the mountain at a very high speed. Our house is in a very low area. There was destruction all around. I left the house to save my life.
Voices of help and help were heard from the house next door. When I moved forward after hearing the voice, the way was blocked. The flow of water was so great that it became very difficult to even tread. Debris, soil, stones, wood and many other things flowed with the water.
Water entered the Kucha house from all sides.
Frauel Mandel broke the tin shed of the house and went inside and saved the mother and daughter.
The mother and her daughter were taken out by breaking the tin roof
“After that I climbed on the roof of my house and went to the roof of my neighbor’s house. Broke the tin roof. When they looked inside, the mother and daughter were afraid. took them out. I had one or two others from the area with me. Somehow they got them out of there and took them to a safe place. After passing some distance from there, other people were also seen, including another woman and a daughter trapped in the house.
After reaching there, he broke the window and got him out and saved his life.
I went to save the woman, the son was swept away with the scooter
My name is Manoj Vishwakarma. I had returned from Narayanpur only 10 minutes earlier on the day the floodwaters arrived. Park the car in front of the house and go inside. After a while loud noises started coming. When I came out, I saw water coming down from the mountains at a very fast speed.
Red soil, stones, pieces of wood and cattle were washed away with the water. This water swept my son away along with his scooter. Somehow he continued and got stuck in the sewer and his life was saved. After that I went inside. I knew a woman was sick. She is unable to walk.
This is Manoj. He was busy saving the lives of others by risking his own.
The picture tells how Manoj reached people’s house to save them.
Many would have died if they had waited for the rescue team.
To save money I removed the bin. An attempt was made to change the path where the water flows and enters the house. The flow of water was so great that I could not even control myself. At that time, more inside the house than in one’s own life. I thought to save 3 to 4 stranded lives. They were women and children.
When we got inside, an elderly woman was lying sick on the bed. The bed floated on the water. Another woman present there threw the waste, wood and other items inside the house. I went in and took them both out. Then he entered another house nearby. Where the door of the house was closed due to debris. There was a pregnant woman, she was also taken out.
Also read this news related to Kirandol flood…
1. Kirandol flood…child washed away with bed, still in shock: more than 180 houses destroyed; There is mud all around, more than 750 people were injured
2. Flood like situation again in Kirandol…215 families destroyed till now: Victim said – If NMDC had alerted earlier, we could have taken care, Collector ordered probe
3. Kirandol victims said – NMDC broke the dam to save precious machinery: played with hundreds of lives; The cops said – broken due to flooding
4. Devastation video in Kirandol from Dantwada: Water entered town due to NMDC dam breach; Roads were displaced, many houses collapsed, vehicles were washed away on the road.
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