School Bus With 2 Children Dozen Trapped In The Sewer, Towed Out
A bus carrying more than two dozen children got stuck in a large sewer today amid heavy rain in the Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh. The bus was pulled out by a group of people using a tractor and a heavy rope.
In a video of the incident, children inside the bus were seen screaming for help as the water level in the sewers rose. Officials said all children on the bus were safe.
This part of Madhya Pradesh has received heavy rainfall in the past few days.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts of Madhya Pradesh.
Last week, three people, including a woman, were killed when their car was washed away while crossing a bridge amid heavy rain in Savner tehsil, Nagpur.