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Villagers Carry Pregnant Woman 13km Through Rivers to Hospital

In Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, a 22-year-old woman in labor experienced severe abdominal pain for six hours. Due to the lack of a road in Piprahi village, her family used a makeshift stretcher made of a sari and poles to carry her. They traversed 13 kilometers, crossing three overflowing rivers and dense forest, to reach a hospital. The journey took six hours.

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