"Legs Don't Work, So Made Raft": Kerala Man Who Saved Woman During Flood

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Sinna Durai's crippled legs were no hindrance for him to save the life of a couple stuck due to the flood in Arattupuzha in Kerala's Chengannur. "I heard them cry for help. But they thought I won't be able to help them because I don't have legs like them. Instead, I made a makeshift raft with plantain bark and I steered them to a higher building, swimming occasionally, and taking help of an electric line above, when the current was too strong", the 46-year-old tells NDTV.

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