<p>A five-year-old girl was rescued after she was left clinging to a tree for over four hours during a flash flood due to heavy rains in Dahanu taluka of Maharashtra's Palghar district on Wednesday, an official said.</p>.<p>As heavy rains lashed the district on Tuesday night, the girl's house in Shenshai got flooded, prompting her family to walk to a safer place in the early hours of the day, the district official said.</p>.<p>While crossing a bridge along the way, the girl got separated from her parents due to the strong water current and climbed a tree, he said.</p>.<p>The girl remained clinging to a tree branch for over four hours, before being rescued by villagers at around 6 am, the official said.</p>.<p>The child was rushed to a hospital, where she is presently undergoing treatment, he added.</p>
<p>A five-year-old girl was rescued after she was left clinging to a tree for over four hours during a flash flood due to heavy rains in Dahanu taluka of Maharashtra's Palghar district on Wednesday, an official said.</p>.<p>As heavy rains lashed the district on Tuesday night, the girl's house in Shenshai got flooded, prompting her family to walk to a safer place in the early hours of the day, the district official said.</p>.<p>While crossing a bridge along the way, the girl got separated from her parents due to the strong water current and climbed a tree, he said.</p>.<p>The girl remained clinging to a tree branch for over four hours, before being rescued by villagers at around 6 am, the official said.</p>.<p>The child was rushed to a hospital, where she is presently undergoing treatment, he added.</p>