Cyclone Biparjoy: Video of NDRF rescuing infant in empty cement bag in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka goes viral

The incident was reported from a school in Devbhoomi Dwarka district. The NDRF team was evacuating a group of 127 people who had taken shelter at the school after the water level started rising due to heavy rain, NDTV reported.

A similar video from the Devbhoomi Dwarka district has also surfaced on social media.

In the video, a female cop can be seen cradling a four-day-old baby in her arms and taking the infant to a safer place while a police team relocated other people to a new shelter.

The 40-second video has been tweeted by Gujarat Minister Mulubhai Bera. While sharing the video, he wrote in Gujarati, “Bhanwad's administration is vigilant to ensure security through the service. The mother who gave birth four days ago in Barda Dungar was shifted to a safe place along with the child by the police system considering the situation of Cyclone Biparjoy.”

Cyclone Biparjoy has caused widespread damage in Gujarat’s Kutch-Saurashtra region after it made landfall on Friday. According to reports, two people died and 22 were injured as the cyclonic storm wreaked havoc in some parts of the state. Besides, dozens of villages were left without power supply and thousands of trees were uprooted due to the cyclone. Cyclone Biparjoy also caused significant damage in many parts of Rajasthan on June 16. As per the India Meteorological Department, heavy rain is predicted in Rajasthan on June 17.