In Pune, four people died after being washed away in a swollen stream. (FILE)
Pune:
At least 27 people have died in rain-related incidents in Solapur, Sangli and Pune districts in western Maharashtra, officials said Thursday.
More than 20,000 people have been evacuated to safer places in these three districts. The state capital Mumbai also witnessed waterlogging in many areas after overnight rains on Thursday.
The districts of western Maharashtra – Pune, Solapur, Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur – have experienced heavy downpours over the past two days.
“A total of 27 people have died from rain-related incidents in Solapur, Sangli and Pune districts since Wednesday. 14 victims are from Solapur district, nine from Sangli and four from Pune district,” said an official from the Pune divisional commissioner’s office.
In Solapur district, six people died in the wall collapse in the temple city of Pandharpur on Wednesday, while other deaths also occurred in incidents related to rain and flooding, he said. he declares.
In Pune, four people died after being washed away in a swollen stream in Khanota in Daund tehsil, while one person was still missing. Rain-related accidents have left nine people dead in Sangli district, the official added.
“According to preliminary information, around 20,000 people have been transferred to safer places in Solapur, Sangli and Pune,” he said.
“The excess water is released from the Ujani dam in the Nira and Bhima rivers, so as a precaution, around 8,400 people living along the banks of the river in the Pandharpur tehsil have been transferred to more places safe, ”said Sachin Dhole, Solapur sub-division. , early in the day.
In the city of Pandharpur, some 1,650 people have been displaced, he said.
Additional National Disaster Response Teams
Force (NDRF) has been sought for tehsil, Dhole informed. Several low-lying areas in Pune experienced water saturation on Wednesday evening after heavy downpours.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the city of Pune received 96mm of rainfall on Wednesday. In addition, Kolhapur received 56mm of rain in the past 24 hours, a district disaster cell official said.
Mumbai saw heavy rain overnight, along with thunderstorms and lightning, causing water to saturate in some low lying areas, officials said. But public transport services have remained unchanged in the city.
The island city received 106.01mm of rain during the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. Thursday, followed by 69.18mm of rain in the eastern suburbs and 58.36mm in the western suburbs in the during the same period, said an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
IMD issued a “ yellow ” alert for Friday, forecasting heavy rains in Mumbai and its suburbs.
Heavy rains are expected over the ghat areas of Maharashtra, Konkan and southern Gujarat over the next two days, he said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called on the state administration, military, navy and air force to be on high alert.
In a statement, the Office of the Chief Minister (CMO) said NDRF teams were stationed in Osmanabad, Solapur, Pandharpur and Baramati.
Due to the winds and cloud bursts, heavy rains hit several districts, especially Pune, Solapur, Osmanabad and Latur, the CMO said.
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