Police rescue person marooned in flash flood

Excelsior Correspondent
CHENANI, Aug 14: Police rescued a person who was marooned in flash flood following incessant rain and apparent cloud burst in the area, here this evening.
Reports said that incessant rain and apparent cloud burst led to flash floods in Chenani area. Even as Police had already sounded an alert and cautioned people to remain away from rivers and nallahs, three persons got trapped at the junction of Tawi river and Madha Nallah at Batna.
While two of them managed to reach at safer area on their own, the third one could not come out and remained marooned in the flood water. Later a Police team, led by SDPO Chenani, Ahmad Shafi reached the spot and rescued the marooned person after hectic efforts with the help of locals.