Hero dog saves 67 villagers from landslide in India's Himalayan region
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A dog's frantic barking in the middle of the night saved the lives of 67 people in a Himalayan village before a massive landslide swept away their homes.
Residents of Siyathi village in Mandi district, in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, said their five-month-old dog began barking around 1am on June 30, just as heavy rains triggered a slope collapse that destroyed at least a dozen houses.
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Hero dog saves 67 villagers from landslide in India's Himalayan region
©UK Independent Today at 00:30 A dog's frantic barking in the middle of the night saved the lives of 67 people in a Himalayan village before a massive landslide swept away their homes. Residents of Siyathi village in Mandi district, in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, said their five-month-old dog began barking around 1am on June 30, just as heavy rains triggered a slope collapse that destroyed at least a dozen houses.
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