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Video: How 10-day-old baby rescued from flooded house in Kerala

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Video: How 10-day-old baby rescued from flooded house in Kerala

Kerala is facing the heaviest rains and consequent widespread floods and destruction since 1924.

Published: Sun 19 Aug 2018, 10:02 AM

Updated: Sun 19 Aug 2018, 12:26 PM

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Indian Coast Guards has rescued scores of people stranded in the flood-hit areas of Kerala as part of the "Operation Madad" for the rain and landslide-ravaged state.
A video tweeted by the Indian Coast Guard, shows rescuers saving a 10-day-old infant in precarious conditions. The video shows two coast guard personnel walking on a thin rod, balancing the little baby in arms.

The death toll due to the devastating rains and floods in Kerala increased to 370, as two more deaths were reported on Sunday with rescue operations continuing in the worst affected districts of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur.
Kerala is facing the heaviest rains and consequent widespread floods and destruction since 1924, which the state estimates has caused a loss of over Rs 19,500 crore.
 



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