After a rescue operation that spanned 11 hours, 10 tribal people, including children and women, who were trapped in the swelling Dindi canal, were rescued by the police.
The 10 people were identified as residents of Bommannapally of Achampet mandal. The villagers had crossed the Dindi canal for fishing and got trapped after water levels increased. Since last evening, they were stranded there and had spent the entire night in fear.
After locals alerted the police, a team reached the spot and tried to rescue them in the night. However, with poor light and rising water levels, they could not complete the rescue operations. On Tuesday morning, they resumed the rescue operation and using country boats and ropes, the police successfully managed to rescue all the 10 persons.