India Today joins efforts to rescue animals trapped at shelter home in Gujarat
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Amid incessant rainfall and floods, the India Today crew joined in the rescue operations to save trapped animals in Gujarat.
In neck-deep water, an India Today crew on Friday joined the rescue operation to save over 1,200 animals trapped inside a 24-acre shelter home in flood-hit Navsari district in Gujarat.
The animals are being cared for by the Bhagwan Mahavir Vishwa Trust in the midst of heavy rain and flooding.
In the last 24 hours, over 42 animals have died as the water level crossed 15 ft.
"These animals and birds are my family. I will not leave them at any cost," Anil Dave, the 78-year-old manager, told India Today.
Anil Dave claimed that water pumps are being used to remove flood water as they wait for the monsoon fury to end.
Navsari has been badly hit due to the torrential rains and increasing water levels in the Purna river. The water level in the Purna river has gone up due to the dams overflowing in Maharashtra.
"The district administration team worked from the previous night to 5:30 am today and rescued all the people who were stuck," an official statement from the chief minister's office said.
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