A team of police deployed at the flood-hit Ithavaram village of NTR district’s Nandigama mandal on Friday was witness to a remarkable incident of a dog’s struggle to save its pups from a marooned house located in another village.
According to sources, members of the Quick Response Team (QRT) at the village noticed a female dog on the other side of National Highway-65 between Vijayawada and Hyderabad, on which traffic had been stopped after the River Munneru flooded it, on Thursday evening. It kept trying to cross the road but was unable to do so because of the strong floodwater.
By Friday evening, the personnel realised that the dog was in distress and may be in need of help. By that time, the water had receded on the road. Police said the dog led them to a damaged and marooned house at Ambarupeta village, where it had given birth to a litter a few days ago. The team subsequently rescued the pups and reunited them with their mother.
