Woman Delivers Baby In Auto Stranded On Flooded Road 

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old tribal woman delivered baby in an auto rickshaw due to floods that left her stranded, obstructing the vehicular traffic on Monday.

The incident occurred in Charla mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The woman identified as Ramya was travelling to the nearby Primary Health Center and had to stop on Kunrapalli-Charla road which had got flooded due to an overflowing stream following heavy rains.

The woman's relatives had called an ambulance, but it was stranded on the other side of the stream while the woman, who was in labor, delivered the baby. Later she crossed the flooded stretch with the help of her relatives, carrying the baby in arms, and got into the ambulance which took them to government Area Hospital in Bhadrachalam.

The woman’s relatives had called an ambulance, but it was stranded on the other side of the stream while the woman, who was in labor, delivered the baby

"It was a premature delivery. She delivered a low-weight baby," District Medical and Health Officer Dr. Dayanand Swamy said. The official added that the condition of both the mother and baby was stable.