Flash floods in Tawi river, 7 labourers rescued

Seven labourers were rescued by the police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from an island where they got stranded after a flash flood in the Tawi river, an official said today.

Teams of the police and the SDRF were rushed to the spot after being informed that some people were stuck on the Tawi island near Ponicheck here last evening, the official said.

They were rescued safely, he said.