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Andhra CM narrowly escapes getting hit by train amid flood-relief work in Vijayawada

A train whizzes by N. Chandrababu Naidu, who remained standing on a narrow platform very close to the moving train

PTI Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) Published 06.09.24, 12:58 PM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stands on a bridge even as a train passes near him during flood inspection, in Vijayawada, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stands on a bridge even as a train passes near him during flood inspection, in Vijayawada, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. PTI

From wading through floodwaters and riding on boats and bulldozers, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is putting in all efforts to work for the relief of flood-ravaged people in the state, which also included surveying a swollen rivulet from a railway bridge when a train whizzed by.

Following the unprecedented torrential downpours and floods in Vijayawada, Naidu made multiple visits to the flood-hit places to personally supervise the relief work.

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According to PTI Videos, the CM was assessing the flood situation firsthand from atop a small railway bridge in Vijayawada over a gushing rivulet-like water body on Thursday, accompanied by several officials and NSG commandos.

During that time, a train whizzed by, and the 74-year-old Naidu, standing by the bridge's railing on a narrow platform very close to the moving train, was unperturbed.

Passengers from the speeding train cheered the CM's fieldwork.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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