In a heroic incident in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh a dog and a child during a rescue operation held to rescue locals after a cloudburst in the region.

The incident took place in Rampur district on August 2.

Visuals showed the rescue official using a harness and other equipment to save the dog. In another set of visuals, a child was seen crossing the stream while holding the dog with the help of a rope. Once ashore, other rescue officials ensured the safety of both the child and the dog.

According to reports, rescue operations were in full swing on Friday to locate over 45 individuals missing after flash floods caused by cloudbursts in three Himachal Pradesh districts. Officials confirmed that 29 people stranded at a power project site were safely rescued overnight. The cloudbursts, which occurred on Wednesday in the Nirmand, Sainj, and Malana areas of Kullu, Padhar in Mandi, and Rampur in Shimla, left five people dead and over 45 missing.

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