Overview

• Staff nurse Kamla Devi was filmed leaping across a swollen stream in Chauharghati, Mandi, to reach a newborn for vaccination after bridges and paths were washed away.
• The clip spread widely on X and Instagram, drawing both praise for her dedication and criticism over the danger and the lack of safe infrastructure.
• Mandi’s chief medical officer, Deepali Sharma, called the act courageous but urged workers not to take avoidable risks and said the department would make alternative arrangements where access is blocked.
• State emergency data report hundreds of roads still shut, including more than 160 in Mandi, with a yellow alert for heavy rain in parts of Himachal Pradesh.
• Local reports note recent rescues and at least one fatality in similar crossings, highlighting the hazards residents and frontline staff face as they navigate washed‑out routes.