Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Odisha Villagers Cross Swollen River Carrying Woman’s Body
People in Devashandaguda needed to take a woman’s body for cremation.
The Basuki River was swollen and had a dangerous current.
There was no bridge for villagers to use.
So, residents carried the body across the river.
They said this was not the first time this had happened.
Another villager had died about two days earlier.
Residents reportedly crossed the river with that body too.
The villagers say they have had to face this problem twice in only two days.
Residents of Devashandaguda carried a woman’s body across the swollen Basuki River.
Villagers crossed a dangerous current to perform the woman’s last rites.
The incident occurred because the community has no bridge across the river.
Villagers say this was the second such incident in two days.
Another Devashandaguda resident reportedly died around two days earlier, prompting a similar crossing.
- Who
- Residents of Devashandaguda.
- What
- Villagers carried a woman’s body across the Basuki River to perform the last rites.
- When
- Within two days of a similar incident involving another villager.
- Where
- Across the Basuki River near Devashandaguda, Odisha.
- Why
- The villagers needed to take the body for cremation, and there was no bridge across the swollen river.
- Location
- Devashandaguda, Odisha
- River
- Basuki River
- Incident
- Villagers carried a woman’s body across the river
- River conditions
- The river was swollen and had a dangerous current
- Infrastructure
- No bridge was available for the crossing
- Reported frequency
- This was reportedly the second such incident within two days
- Purpose
- To perform the last rites and cremation