How the Air Force Rescued Passengers From a Stranded bus in Flooded Gujarat

The northern part of Gujarat is flooded because of heavy rain; the low-lying areas are completely submerged, people are stranded and there is loss of life and property.

This photo shows submerged villages in Patan and Banaskantha districts as Air Force personnel approach with rescue teams. The water level in Sabarmati river has swollen due to heavy rain, leading to flooding in these areas.

Some people had taken shelter on top of buses at Panchasar village in Patan district. The Air Force pressed choppers into service from bordering Rajasthan to rescue these people.
A woman being winched to safety by Air Force personnel from a bus that stands in the flooded waters in Gujarat's Patan.
A boy being pulled up by an Air Force helicopter from a bus stuck in flooded water.

People rush towards an Air Force chopper as it lands in the Gujal village, to be rescued from flood.
500 kg of food packets were delivered by Air Force helicopters to inaccessible areas of Surendranagar district.
Army and medical team was immediately sent for recue operations.