Samba, Sept. 3 -- The Army on Wednesday airlifted a pregnant woman from Kamtha Dagetar village in Sumb block of Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Samba district after she was unable to reach the hospital due to flooding in the Basantar river.

The woman, belonging to the Gujjar community, was evacuated by a helicopter after the district administration sought assistance.

Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Ajay Bharti, Tehsildar Shabbir Ahmed, Deputy Tehsildar Sumb, along with Indian Army post Goran in-charge Balbir Kumar, coordinated the operation.

Her location was first identified with the help of a drone, but heavy rains prevented helicopter movement on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, she was successfully flown to the district hospital.

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