Nashik: A 60-year-old man was killed and crops were badly damaged after unseasonal rains accompanied with hailstorm lashed several villages of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

According to reports reaching the headquarters, heavy rains hit Nashik, Niphad and Sinnar tehsil towns besides 40 villages last evening for an hour causing huge damage to standing crops of grape, wheat and onions in the district. Saikheda, Chandori, Karanjgaon, Tarulkhedale, Tamaswadi, Malsakore, Shingve, Kothure and Songaon villages were the worst-affected by the untimely showers.