Highlights 1 The Indian Air Force rescued 17 villagers from flash floods in Poonch. 2 They were stranded on a small strip of land in the middle of the heavily burgeoned Poonch river. The Indian Air Force rescued 17 villagers, which included a baby, from flash floods in Poonch on Thursday evening. The Air Force Garud Commandos bravely went down a rope ladder and organised the villagers and started rescuing them one by one. The J&K state department requested the Indian Air Force for assistance, after and rescue efforts by the local authorities turned out to be futile.

Source: India Today April 07, 2017 15:55 UTC