Google Translate helped a 68-year-old woman reunite with her family. The woman from Andhra Pradesh had got separated from her family while returning from Kedarnath due to bad weather. She was reportedly reunited with her kin, thanks to Google Translate. The local police found the woman in a flustered state of mind at Gaurikund shuttle parking lot Tuesday night, an official said.
The Telugu-speaking elderly woman was unable to communicate with the police personnel in either Hindi or English. “When we tried to speak to her, we realised she could not communicate either in Hindi or English. She was speaking only Telugu,” Sub Inspector Ramesh Chandra Belwal told news agency PTI.
“Through gestures, we assured her that she would be reunited with her family. We offered her some refreshment and took the help of Google Translate to interpret whatever she was trying to tell us,” he said. For those unaware, Google Translate is a tool that helps translate words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.
The sub inspector further said that they dialled the number she gave them and it was found that her relatives were in Sonprayag and were worried about her. The state police arranged a vehicle and escorted the women to Sonprayag to be reunited with her family.