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The incident occurred while Naidu and his team walked near a railway track to observe a waterlogged stream beneath it
Andhra CM stood dangerously close the train. (Screengrab from video)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu escaped a potential accident involving a train on Thursday during an inspection of flood-affected Madhuranagar in Vijayawada.
The incident occurred while Naidu and his team walked near a railway track to observe a waterlogged stream beneath it. A train suddenly approached from the opposite direction, forcing Naidu, his officials and security personnel to move out of its path quickly. Once the train passed, the team continued their inspection without further incident.
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From wading through floodwaters and riding on boats and bulldozers, the Andhra Pradesh CM 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. 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.
- Location :
Vijayawada, India
