Heavy Rains Lash Mumbai & Pune, Several Areas Flooded; IMD Issues Red Alert For 24 Hours

In Pune, as many as 40 people were rescued in the flood-affected Nimgaon Ketki village in Pune district on Wednesday.

Mumbai Rains: A day after Telangana’s Hyderabad witnessed rain fury, Maharashtra’s Mumbai and Pune were battered by overnight rainfall leading to water-logging at several places. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in parts of Maharashtra for Thursday. It has also issued a red alert for the entire North Konkan area, including Mumbai and Thane.. In Pune, as many as 40 people were rescued in the flood-affected Nimgaon Ketki village in Pune district on Wednesday. According to SDO, Baramati, Pune, 40 people safely rescued, while rescue operations for 15 others underway in flood-affected Nimgaon Ketki village of Pune district. In another incident near Indapur, two people who washed away with their vehicle have been rescued.

#WATCH: Heavy rainfall triggers waterlogging in parts of Pune; visuals from near Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/1NyGodKDaB

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The IMD had also advised fishermen to not venture into East-central Arabian sea along and off south Maharashtra-Goa coast during October 13-15 and Gujarat-Maharashtra coast on October 16 and 17. A day before, torrential rains lashing various parts of Telangana claimed over 30 lives, including 19 in Greater Hyderabad. The rains, under the impact of a deep depression that crossed the Andhra coast on Tuesday, triggered flash floods in the state capital and several districts. The extremely heavy rainfall caused a deluge in Hyderabad and its suburbs. At least 19 people died in rain-related incidents while four others were still missing.