Five labourers were airlifted to safety after getting stranded during flash floods in southern India's Telangana on October 15.

The footage shows the rescue operation with an Indian Army chopper flying the stranded people to safety.

The labourers identified as Nagraj aged 28, Durgaprasad aged 25, Sridhar aged 32, Komurayya aged 50, and Mahesh aged 32 were on their way to work at a nearby private seed company when the Manjira river overflowed as the gates of the Singur project were raised.

The local police alerted the authorities, who requested the rescue team for a helicopter. Within hours of the request, a chopper reached the spot and airlifted the stranded labourers.

Five laborers that were trapped during flash floods in southern India's Telangana were airlifted by the Indian Army to safety on October 15.

The workers got stranded between Manjira river streams at Kistapur in Kolcha rum zone of Telangana's Medak district.

A video observing the rescue operation features the Indian Army chopper flying the stranded laborers to safety.

The laborers identified as Nagraj aged 28, Durgaprasad aged 25, Sridhar aged 32, Komurayya aged 50, and Mahesh aged 32 were on their way to work at a nearby private seed company when the Manjira river overflowed as the gates of the Singur project were raised.

The local police alerted the authorities, who requested the rescue team for a helicopter. Within hours of the request, a chopper reached the spot and airlifted the stranded laborers.