Berhampur: A visit to her grandparents’ home saved the life of four-year-old Jhansirani Pradhan even as her parents and one-year-old brother perished in a devastating landslide that struck Dekasi, a hilltop village in Kandhamal district’s Raikia block.Jhansirani had left home two days before the landslide to stay with her grandparents near G Udayagiri. “Jhansi escaped because she came to our home just two days before the incident. We thank god that she survived such a disaster,” said her grandfather Mallika Pradhan.Her father Achyut Pradhan, mother Manashi and brother were killed when the landslide struck Dekasi on Oct 29 following heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Arnab. Fire service personnel recovered their bodies the next day.Mallika said the family learnt about the deaths while they were staying at a relief camp set up at Jogeswar High School in Manikeswar village. Jhansirani, her grandparents and others left the relief camp on Thursday after the weather improved, Raikia BDO Sabyasachi Sahu said.Before they left, Kandhamal MP Sukant Kumar Panigrahi visited the camp and distributed relief materials, including blankets and clothes. After learning that Jhansirani had lost both parents and that her grandparents would find it difficult to support her education, the MP assured the family that he would help with her studies.“We thank the MP for assuring us of assistance for her studies,” Mallika said.