Indian officials rescued an estimated 100 monkeys that were stranded in a flooded river near Harihara in southern India.<br /><br />The monkeys were stranded for nearly three days after crest gates at the nearby Bhadra dam were opened, flooding the Tungabhadra river. <br /><br />On August 5, residents of Rajanahalli village noticed the monkeys were stuck on trees submerged in water and alerted local forest officer Hidayat, who went with a rescue team of 15, comprised of forest and fire department personnel. <br /><br />The initial effort to get the monkeys to safety on rafts didn't work as the terrified monkeys stayed put on the trees. <br /><br />The team then used rope ladders and strung them to a tree on the bank, nearly 200 metres away. Once the ladders were complete, monkeys used them to get to safety walking one by one. <br /><br />By August 8 all of them had moved to safety.
