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Village Residents Use Tube as Ambulance to Save Injured Woman Across Flooded Son River
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 13 Sep 2026, 05:01 PM
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In the village of Makunda, Madhya Pradesh, villagers improvised a tube as an ambulance to transport injured woman Kokila Kushwaha across the raging Son River after the main road was cut by floodwaters.
In the village of Makunda in Madhya Pradesh, a sudden surge of the Son River left the main road cut off, forcing villagers to find an alternative way to reach the nearest hospital.
Kokila Kushwaha, a resident of the village, had fallen and sustained injuries. With no vehicle able to cross the swollen waters, local residents improvised a rescue.
They secured a large tube, placed a mat on it, and seated Kokila inside. The villagers then carried the makeshift ambulance across the rushing river, risking their own safety.
Once across, she was handed over to medical staff at the nearest health facility. The community’s quick thinking and bravery prevented a potentially fatal delay in treatment.
The incident highlights the challenges faced by rural communities during sudden floods and the ingenuity they employ to overcome them.
Kokila Kushwaha, a resident of the village, had fallen and sustained injuries. With no vehicle able to cross the swollen waters, local residents improvised a rescue.
They secured a large tube, placed a mat on it, and seated Kokila inside. The villagers then carried the makeshift ambulance across the rushing river, risking their own safety.
Once across, she was handed over to medical staff at the nearest health facility. The community’s quick thinking and bravery prevented a potentially fatal delay in treatment.
The incident highlights the challenges faced by rural communities during sudden floods and the ingenuity they employ to overcome them.