15 persons stranded in Manair River near Manthani, rescue operations on

Madhu, who was washed away in the flood water, managed to swim to safety and reached ashore at the Odaram village.

Peddapalli: 19 labourers, who were stranded in sand quarries in the Manair river near Gopalpur of Manthani mandal on Thursday, were rescued after a seven hour rescue operation by the district administration.

The labourers were stranded as flood water surrounded the sand quarries on Thursday. While they hung on for dear life by climbing onto an excavator, one worker Madhu was washed away by the surging waters. He luckily managed to swim and reach the shore near Odaram village.

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The other labourers meanwhile managed to call for help from the district administration over phone, following which District collector Muzammil Khan along with Zilla Parishad Chairperson Putta Madhukar rushed to the bank of Manair river and launched a rescue operation by deploying professional swimmers and speed boats.

After a seven hour rescue operation, all of them were shifted to a safer place. The Collector appreciated police, fire service, revenue, and fisheries departments for making serious efforts in rescuing the stranded workers.