Mandi cloudburst: Help pours in for infant whose family was washed away in flood fury
PTC News Desk: Eleven-month-old Nitika who lost her family in a cloudburst that struck the Mandi district on July 1 has received support in abundance. Many people from across the country and abroad have expressed their willingness to adopt Neetika. Meanwhile her paternal uncle
Tara Devi, the aunt, called Neetika her "daughter" and ruled out any option of giving her up for adoption, officials said.
Currently, Neetika is with her relatives, and government agencies are making every effort to ensure her well-being, officials added.
“As the water in two nullahs on both sides of the house soared around 10 pm, Nitika’s father Ramesh, mother and grandmother rushed out to divert the flow of the water, which had started entering their house,” said Nitika’s uncle Balwant in Parwada village. All this while, Nitika was fast asleep inside the house.
The infant's family was washed away during the leaving no traces of her house. The infant's father, Ramesh Kumar (31), was trying to block the flow of water gushing into their home when the cloudburst occurred. His body was later found in the debris. Neetika's mother, Radha Devi (24), and grandmother, Purnu Devi (59), went out to search for Ramesh but have yet to be located.
- PTC NEWS
