Three persons have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, state Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Anil Patil said on Sunday and announced an assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each of the deceased.

Patil, who visited Yavatmal on Sunday to take stock of the situation, also directed the district administration to immediately distribute food grains and provide an assistance of Rs 5,000 to more than 1,600 flood-affected families in the district.