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