<p>Bhavnagar: A rescue operation was launched on Thursday evening after 55 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu got stranded on a flooded causeway over a river in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat">Gujarat</a>'s Bhavnagar district, officials said.</p>.<p>The pilgrims, who were in a luxury bus, were transferred safely to a truck by rescuers but this vehicle also got stranded on the flooded causeway, Bhavnagar disaster management division deputy mamlatdar Satish Jambucha said.</p>.<p>"The incident took place when the bus with 55 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu was trying to cross a flood causeway on a rivulet near Koliyak village in Bhavnagar taluka. The pilgrims were headed towards Bhavnagar city after visiting Nishkalank Mahadev temple near the village," Jambucha said.</p>.Los Angeles bus hijacking: One killed by gunman during high speed chase.<p>"The causeway got flooded after heavy rains in the region. After the bus got stranded, a rescue operation was launched. The rescuers reached the site in a truck and transferred the pilgrims to the vehicle through the window of the bus. But the truck also got stranded," he said.</p>.<p>The situation is, however, under control and all the pilgrims are safe inside the truck, he added.</p>.<p>"We are waiting for the water to recede to get the truck to safety. Police and senior officials have reached the spot to supervise the operation," he said.</p>
<p>Bhavnagar: A rescue operation was launched on Thursday evening after 55 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu got stranded on a flooded causeway over a river in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat">Gujarat</a>'s Bhavnagar district, officials said.</p>.<p>The pilgrims, who were in a luxury bus, were transferred safely to a truck by rescuers but this vehicle also got stranded on the flooded causeway, Bhavnagar disaster management division deputy mamlatdar Satish Jambucha said.</p>.<p>"The incident took place when the bus with 55 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu was trying to cross a flood causeway on a rivulet near Koliyak village in Bhavnagar taluka. The pilgrims were headed towards Bhavnagar city after visiting Nishkalank Mahadev temple near the village," Jambucha said.</p>.Los Angeles bus hijacking: One killed by gunman during high speed chase.<p>"The causeway got flooded after heavy rains in the region. After the bus got stranded, a rescue operation was launched. The rescuers reached the site in a truck and transferred the pilgrims to the vehicle through the window of the bus. But the truck also got stranded," he said.</p>.<p>The situation is, however, under control and all the pilgrims are safe inside the truck, he added.</p>.<p>"We are waiting for the water to recede to get the truck to safety. Police and senior officials have reached the spot to supervise the operation," he said.</p>