Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Injured Woman Crosses Swollen Son River on Makeshift Cot
A woman named Kokila was hurt after falling at night.
Her family wanted to take her to a hospital.
But heavy rain made the nearby Son River rise.
Water covered the only causeway connecting her village to the main road.
Villagers put her on a cot tied to an inflated tube.
They carefully moved her across the river.
She was then taken to Kailaras Hospital.
Residents say children and other patients face the same problem during the rainy season.
They want a permanent bridge to make travel safer.
Kokila Kushwaha was carried across the swollen Son River in Morena on a cot tied to an inflated tube.
The improvised crossing was needed after heavy rain submerged the causeway linking Makunda village to the main road.
Kokila had reportedly been injured in a fall and was taken to Kailaras Hospital for treatment.
Villagers said schoolchildren and patients face similar dangers whenever the river rises during the monsoon.
Residents renewed their demand for a permanent bridge, saying the problem also occurred last year.
- Who
- Kokila Kushwaha was carried across the river by villagers, including family members.
- What
- An injured woman was ferried on a cot tied to an inflated tube after a causeway became submerged.
- When
- The incident was reported on September 13, 2026, during the monsoon after heavy rain.
- Where
- Across the swollen Son River near Makunda village in Kailaras tehsil, Morena, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Kokila needed hospital treatment, but the submerged causeway blocked the usual route to the main road.
- Injured woman
- Kokila Kushwaha
- Village
- Makunda
- District
- Morena, Madhya Pradesh
- River
- Son River
- Transport method
- A cot secured to an inflated tube
- Hospital
- Kailaras Hospital
- Residents' demand
- A permanent bridge over the Son River