The intense barking of a dogin the middle of the night, saved the lives of 67 people in her village Sigyathi Indiabefore a huge landslide drags and destroys their homes.
The inhabitants of the village of the Himalayas, in the northern state of Himacal Pradesh, India, said their 5 -month -old dog began to bark around at 01:00 in the early morning on June 30, just when heavy rainfall caused the collapse of at least 12 houses.
According to its owner, the dog was sleeping on the second floor of the house when he began around midnight to bark loudly and scream while the rain continued to fall down.
“I woke up from the barking. As I went near him, I saw a great crack on the wall of the house and water had begun to come in. I ran down with the dog and woke up everyone, “the owner said.
Then he woke up other people in the village and asked them to run in a safe place. It was such a rain that people left everything behind. Shortly afterwards, the village was hit by landslide and 12 houses were leveled and only 4-5 are still visible. The rest are located under the wreckage of landslides.
Survivors found refuge in the Naina Devi Temple, in the village of Tryambala with many of them suffering from blood pressure and depression due to tragedy. Those saved expressed their gratitude to the dog, whom the family had adopted just a few weeks ago.
At least 78 people have lost their lives in Himacal Pradesh since the start of the monsoon on June 20, of which 50 have died in rains associated with landslides, sudden floods and watering, the State Destruction Management Authority (SDMA) said.