Mahbubnagar: About 30 children had a miraculous escape after their school bus was caught in a flash flood while crossing the railway under bridge between Machannapally and Kodur villages on Friday morning.
Locals rushed out after noticing the bus caught in the flash flood and extricated the children one by one in almost neck-deep water, Telangana Today reported.
The Bhashyam School bus picked up children from Ramchandrapur, Machanpally, Sugurgaddafi Thanda and was on its way to Bhashyam Technology School in Mahabubnagar Town.
#WATCH | Telangana: A school bus, carrying 30 students, was partially submerged in a flooded street in Mahbubnagar today. The students were rescued by the locals. The bus was later brought out of the spot. pic.twitter.com/7OOUm8as0v
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Local people alleged that the bus driver drove through the under bridge even as the water level was increasing. However, the driver and the local people managed to evacuate the children, the report added.
Heavy rains have been reported in Mahbahb Nagar district for the last two days. With the monsoon being active all over the state, several districts have been reporting heavy rain. Several other districts including Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Yadadri-Bhongir, Kamareddy, Jangaon, Rajanna Sircilla and Jagtial also received heavy rainfall. Mendora in the Nizamabad district received the highest rainfall of 108.3 mm on Tuesday.
A three-day monsoon forecast has been given for the state indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall in a few districts including Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Warangal (Rural), and Warangal (Urban).
