Watch: Bridge swept away in flood fury as MP opens dam gates

Gushing water swept away a bridge over a river in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district after water was released from an overflowing Manikheda dam on Tuesday.

A video shared by NDTV's Anurag Dwary showed the bridge connecting Datia to Ratangarh temple getting washed away in moments.

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10 gates of Manikheda Dam were opened earlier in the day as the water level rose due to heavy and continuous rain in the state, government had said.

The Gwalior-Chambal region has been the worst-hit in the torrential rain pounding the state. Several teams of Air Force have been carrying out rescue operations in the flood-hit districts of the region. The weather department has sounded a red alert for Shivpuri, Sheopur, Guna and two other districts.