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The woman had come to offer prayers at a temple in Kharak Mangoli and parked her vehicle on the river bank. Suddenly the water level in the river rose and her car was washed away in a flash flood while she was still inside it.
Some locals took the woman out of the car amid a strong current of water and rushed her to a local hospital, officials said.
A video of the rescue efforts was circulated on social media.
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The water level in the river increased due to rain in its catchment areas.
Many parts of Haryana and Punjab received rains, leading to a drop in the minimum temperature, the weather department said on Sunday.
In the past 24-hours ending at 8:30 am Sunday, Ambala, Karnal, Narnaul, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Gurugram, Kurukshetra and Mohali received rains, according to a report of the MeT office.
Watch footage of the dramatic rescue here: