15 women labourers stranded in flooded rivulet rescued by locals in Peddapalli

In a dramatic rescue in Peddapalli district, fifteen women agricultural labourers from Goureddypet were stranded midstream while crossing the overflowing Nakkalavagu rivulet after a day's work in Mallial.

Peddapalli: Fifteen women agricultural labourers were stranded in Nakkalavagu near Mallial mandal on Saturday while attempting to return home after a day’s work in the fields.

The women, hailing from Goureddypet, had gone to Mallial to transplant paddy in the field of a farmer, Velpula Sampath. While attempting to cross the overflowing rivulet using a rope, they were trapped midstream due to the strong water current.

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On learning about the situation, local youth and villagers rushed to the spot and successfully rescued all the labourers using ropes.