Hero dog saves 63 lives during Himachal Pradesh flash floods

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A five-month-old dog named Rocky became a hero in Siyathi village, in the Dharampur area of Himachal Pradesh, when his timely bark alerted his owner and subsequently saved 63 lives from flash floods

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00:00Let's turn to our good news today's story.

00:03A five-month-old dog's timely bark helped over 60 people escape

00:08just before floodwaters hit a village in Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.

00:13Rocky is our hero. That's right, Rocky, whose alertness saved lives.

00:18Our good news story is about Rocky. Take a look.

00:24Meet Rocky, the dog everyone is talking about

00:28in Siyahati village in Himachal Pradesh.

00:31His loud barks alerted his master, Lalit Kumar,

00:34when flash floods hit the village on the night of June 30th.

00:55Lalit first woke up his family members

00:58and then the neighbors.

00:59Rocky's timely warning saved 63 lives.

01:28Not a single person died that night.

01:31But the dog itself got caught in the landslide.

01:45Lalit says Rocky was gifted to him by his brother three months ago.

01:49Since the landslide, all the villagers are staying at a temple nearby

01:54and Rocky is a hero to all of them.

01:58Bureau Report, India Today.

02:03Rocky, Mera Naam.

02:04Remember that old film?

02:06Of course, there was the boxing film Rocky as well.

02:09But this is about Rocky, the dog.

02:11Good luck to him.

02:12And thank God for such dogs.

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