Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- Two people were rescued safely by the Fire Services team after their Mahindra Thar got stranded in nearly seven feet of floodwater on the Sorada-Daringbadi Road in Odisha's Ganjam district on Thursday.

The incident occurred near Jarau Chhak, where floodwater was flowing across the road amid heavy rainfall and flooding in several parts of the district. Reports suggest that the two occupants, K. B. Ravichandran (48) and D. Saroj Kumar (47) were trapped inside the vehicle.

Upon receiving information about the incident, a rescue team from Sorada Fire Services rushed to the spot. Despite the challenging conditions and the dangers posed by the floodwater, firefighters carried out the rescue operation and successfully b...