Video: Minors risk their lives on way to school in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Aug 12: Scores of children put their lives at risk on way to school in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

A video has emerged where children can be seen wading through flood waters on their way to school.

Kids who are not able to cross the flooded area on their own are being taken by elder family members.

The area got flooded after water was released from Unril dam after heavy rain.

Since the onset of the monsoon, heavy rains wrecked havoc in Madhya Pradesh as several rivers are flowing above danger mark in the state.

Traffic has been badly hit in the state as swollen rivers flooded the arterial roads. Read More: Rains, flood kill 54 in Madhya Pradesh The 33 districts that have received above average rains during the monsoon this year so far are Jabalpur, Katni, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandala, Narsinghpur, Sagar, Damoh, Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sidhi, Satna, Indore, Alirajpur, Khandwa, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dewas, Shajapur, Murena, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Bhopal, Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Hoshangabad, Harda, and Betul.

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