Odisha firefighters rescue ten people trapped in swollen canal

A team from the Rourkela Fire Station rescued 10 individuals who were trapped in a powerful canal current on Friday, according to prameyanews.com. The rescue took place at Tadama, located under the limits of the Bhanjanagar Police Station in the Ganjam district of Odisha. [1]

The firefighting team was traveling to landslide-affected areas in Gidipabali when they noticed the victims stranded in the middle of the overflowing canal. Official sources reported that the individuals had previously been evacuated from their homes to a secure location because of heavy weather conditions. [1]

The incident comes after heavy rain and a post-Arnab cyclone caused severe disruption across Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts, as reported by The Hindu. Ganjam is a district located on the eastern coastline of Odisha, India. [2][5]