A video from Belgaum, a flood affected area in Karnataka, has made its way onto Twitter and there’s a chance that it’ll make you very uncomfortable. The video shows a submerged house with an animal on the roof. It’s the animal seen on the roof that has left many scared - because it’s a huge crocodile.
The video has already gathered more than 46,000 views – and counting. (Twitter/@ANI)
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The clip, shared by ANI on Twitter, shows the giant reptile sitting with its mouth open. “A crocodile lands on roof of a house in flood-affected Raybag taluk in Belgaum,” reads the tweet. Shared a few hours ago, the video has already gathered more than 46,000 views – and counting.
WATCH | Viral video: Crocodile on roof of submerged house in flood-hit Karnataka
Soon, people started dropping all kinds of comments on the post. “That’s a very big croc,” wrote a Twitter user. “This year it seems crocodile all over India have planned to be in news,” wrote another. “It must be larger than 12 feet,” tweeted a third.
Take a look at how others reacted:
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Spotted on Sunday, the crocodile escaped before forest officials could reach the spot and rescue it, reports ANI.
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Spotted on Sunday, the crocodile escaped before forest officials could reach the spot and rescue it, reports ANI.
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Till now, more than 5, 81,702 people have been evacuated from different flood-hit areas in Karnataka, according to the state disaster monitoring centre.
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