162 Students Trapped In School In Jharkhand Due To Heavy Rain, Rescued By Police

Police, fire brigade, and villagers launched a rescue operation Sunday morning, using boats to evacuate the children.

Heavy rains flooded Lav Kush Residential School in Jharkhand, trapping 162 students on the rooftop overnight. (Representational Image)

Source : PTI

At least 162 students trapped overnight in a flooded residential school in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district were rescued by police and emergency teams on Sunday morning, officials said.

The students of Lav Kush Residential School became stranded on Saturday night when torrential rain inundated the school premises, forcing teachers to move them to the rooftop for safety.

“We received information that 162 students were trapped as the school premises were submerged due to heavy rain. The teachers shifted all the students to the rooftop, where they spent the night,” Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rishabha Garg told PTI.

Emergency services swung into action after being alerted around 5.30 a.m. on Sunday. Police officers, fire brigade teams, and local villagers worked together to rescue the students one by one, Garg said.

Boats were deployed during the operation, while assistance from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was also sought, he added.