School And Colleges Shut, Seven Lost Their Lives Due To Heavy Rains In Pune
Mumbai: Around seven people lost their lives after heavy rains and floods hit the Pune city on Thursday.
Meanwhile, schools and colleges have shut in various areas like Purandar, Baramati, Bhor, and Haveli.
Three teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed on Wednesday to conduct search and rescue operations in the flood-affected areas of the city.
Due to heavy rains lashed out a wall collapsed in Tangewali colony of Aranyeshwar area, where five bodies were recovered.
Another body was found inside a car that was floating in floodwater on Sinhagad road.
Normal life has been disturbed due to floods in the city. The south and Southwest part of the city like Katraj which was completely inundated in floods. Moreover, Bibawewadi area received 112 mm rain in just 3 hours yesterday. In Dattawadi most of the houses near a canal had water gushing in suddenly.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecasted severe thunderstorm in Mumbai and adjoining areas in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
The heavy rainfall is likely to continue till the weekend, while the intensity is expected to reduce by the end of September 27, Friday.
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