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Hero dog saves Indian family in flood-hit Kerala
NEW DELHI, Aug 13, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A family in the flood-ravaged Indian
state of Kerala narrowly escaped death after their pet dog woke them up
moments before a landslide destroyed their home, local media reported Monday.
Mohanan P. and his family were sleeping at home in the mountainous Idukki
district when their pet dog started barking raucously at around 3:00 am,
waking the household.
“That’s when we realised something was wrong. I went out to see and we had
to just rush out of the house,” Mohanan told Indian news network NDTV.
No sooner had the family rushed out when the landslide ploughed down a
nearby hill and demolished their home.
The family, dog in tow, have since moved to a government-run relief camp
nearby.
Flash floods triggered by the annual monsoon rains have pounded the
southern tourist hotspot in the past few days, killing 39 people and leaving
100,000 more homeless so far.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1835 hrs