27 pilgrims rescued from a bus that was stranded on a flooded causeway in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
CHENNAI: In an overnight operation, 29 persons, including 27 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, were rescued from a bus that was stranded on a flooded causeway in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
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The State Welfare Commission confirmed that the rescued people will arrive at Chennai by train on October 1.
The bus got stuck on the raised path on a stream near Koliyak village on Thursday evening, said District Collector RK Mehta, who was at the spot to supervise the rescue operation that went on for nearly eight hours.
