Bodies of 8 persons washed away due to sudden flooding in Kaliyadeh nullah following heavy rains on the intervening night of July 19-20 near village Khandawar in Budhni tehasil of Sehore district have been found. Search is on for 3 other missing persons. The village and nullah are about 15 km away from Budhni tahsil headquarters.
According to villagers of the area, two families lived in kuccha shanties near the nullah. Due to sudden flooding in the nullah and water gushing in rapid force from a height, 11 persons of these families washed away. Of these, bodies of 8 persons have been searched including Ratan son of Gardan (60 years), Babli Bai wife of Ratan (55 years), Sushila wife of lalu (25 years), Puja daughter of Shri Kalu (12 years), Priyanka daughter of Kalu (8 years), Radha Bai wife of Kishan (30 years), Vijay son of Kishan (4 years) and Radha Bai daughter of Kalu (6 years).
Besides, Raushni daughter of Bishan (5 years), Pawan son of Bishan (3 months) and Rajesh son of Kalu (4 years) were also washed away and search was on for till going to the Press. According to the villagers, the incident took place in the fourth quarter of night.