Three dead as heavy rains lash Maharashtra's Nanded; several villages cut off due to floods

Parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai witnessed heavy rains on Saturday. Representational Pic/File

Three people died in rain-related incidents in central Maharashtra's Nanded district over the last two days with rivers and streams in flood in many areas, officials said, reported the PTI.

'Excess' rainfall (above 65 mm in 24 hours) was recorded on Friday in nine tehsils -- Kandhar, Mukhed, Loha, Hadgaon, Bhokar, Degloor, Mudkhed, Umri and Naygaon -- with heavy rains continuing on Saturday, said a release, according to the PTI.

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Shaikh Nasar (72) and Shaikh Hasina (68) died after a wall of their house collapsed around 4 am in Kot Bazaar village in Kandhar tehsil on Saturday.

Premsingh Pawar (42) drowned after the school van in which he was traveling was swept away while crossing a bridge on the Sindagi (Chikhli) to Bodhadi Budruk road. His body was retrieved later.

Four cattle also drowned in flood waters, an official said.

Siranjani and Siloda villages in Himayatnagar tehsil were cut off due to flooded rivers. Water entered 20 houses in Borgadi village of Himayatnagar.

The connection to Tup Shelgaon and Lakkha villages in Degloor tehsil was cut off after water flowed over a bridge.

A flooded nullah led to loss of communication between Harfad and Harfad Tanda villages.

A bridge connecting Sayalwadi, Chota Tanda and Motha Tanda was damaged due to floods, leading to loss of communication with the three villages, officials said, the news agency reported.

Parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai witnessed heavy rains since early hours of Saturday.

Heavy downpour pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs, with some parts recording more than 200 mm rainfall in the wee hours of Saturday, inundating low-lying some areas in the city.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the metropolis for two days.

Incessant rain continued to lash parts of the city in the morning with occasional heavy spells.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) appealed to citizens not to step out unnecessarily.

Two people were killed and as many others sustained injuries in a landslide amid rains in the Vikhroli Parksite area in the eastern suburbs.

The downpour began around 1 am and continued into the early hours of the day, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas of the western and eastern suburbs, including Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Chunabhatti, Aarey, Andheri, Kings Circle, Malad, and Goregaon, among others, as per the PTI.

(with PTI inputs)