A pet dog turned out to be the saviour of its master and his family when the animal woke them up at 3 am, minutes before their house collapsed in a landslip at a hamlet in this high range district of Kerala.

As ‘Rocky’ yelped and made disturbing sounds, Mohanan and his wife woke up and tried to find out what was wrong. They soon heard a thunderous noise and ran out of their house, only to find to their horror their dwelling unit collapsing at picturesque Keerithode on Thursday, Mohanan told a television channel.

Idukki district is among the places badly hit in the monsoon rain which has triggered landslides and floods in the State since last week.

After a brief lull, rain started lashing several parts of Kerala since Sunday morning, posing problems to the relief operations undertaken by multiple agencies.

Dog’s warning howl saves family from landslip in Kerala