21 killed as heavy rains pound Maharashtra, more in store
At least 21 persons were killed and nine missings in various rain-related incidents in Maharashtra’s Pune, Jalgaon, and Nashik since late Wednesday, officials said here on Thursday.
Of the total fatalities, 14 deaths took place in Pune district, six in Jalgaon and one in Nashik in the past 24 hours of rains, while the India Meteorological Department has forecast more heavy rains for Friday.
According to the state and district disaster management authorities, at least five persons were washed away in floodwaters in the Khed-Shivapur area on Pune-Bengaluru Highway. Three bodies were recovered from a well in the downstream region early on Thursday and a hunt is on for the others.
