Bhavnagar: Passengers being saved from a bus at flooded Kolyak village, in Bhavnagar. 29 passengers including 27 pilgrims were rescued. (PTI Photo)
Bhavnagar: In an overnight operation lasting over 8 hours, 29 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu were rescued from a stranded bus on a flooded causeway in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The pilgrims were en route to Somnath after visiting the Nishkalank Mahadev temple when their bus became stuck due to rising water levels.
A coordinated effort by local Muslims and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) led to the successful evacuation. Rescuers initially reached the stranded bus using a mini-truck, breaking the rear window to transfer the 27 pilgrims on board. However, the mini-truck itself got stranded during the operation. In response, a larger truck was arranged, and all 29 people, including the rescuers, were safely transferred to it.
However, the involvement of local Muslims in the rescue has largely gone unreported by major news channels.
Alt New Co Founder and Fact Checker Mohammed Zubair shared this update on X, pointing out that while the mainstream media is busy promoting anti-Muslim narratives, the real stories of unity and support go unnoticed.
