Anuppur, July 7 -- Four members of a family, including two children, died after their car was swept away by a strong current in Madhya Pradesh's Anuppur district, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred late Sunday night, near Odera village on the Anuppur-Amarkantak main road.

According to police, the driver tried to cross a culvert over the overflowing Sajha Nullah when the vehicle was caught in the torrent and washed away.

Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Sumit Kerketta told ANI that a joint team of police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) launched an immediate search-and-rescue operation.

"A nullah was in spate near Sajha, and a four-wheeler trying to cross the culvert was swept away. Four people, a man, his ...