A fire brigade team has rescued an injured monkey that was left stranded in a reservoir in eastern India's Odisha. <br /><br />The rescue operation was carried out on September 1 in Dharakote, Ganjam district.<br /><br />Footage shows the rescue team of at least six people evacuating the monkey to safety. <br /><br />The animal puts up resistance in the first few attempts but is successfully rescued later. <br /><br />Rescuers secured the primate to a lifebuoy and helped it swim ashore.<br /><br />Incessant rainfall has lashed Odisha for the last few days, and more rainfall is expected in the coming days, the weather office said. <br /><br />As many as 17 people have died and over 10,000 houses were damaged in flood-related incidents in the state so far.<br /><br />Over 14 million people have been affected due to floods in at least 20 districts, the Odisha government stated.
