Continual Rainfall Claims 7 Lives in North, Central Maharashtra
by Suraj V. Digital Marketing (sr. SEO Expert)In the past two days, continual
downpour in parts of central and north Maharashtra has claimed at least seven
lives.
Moreover, as per officials, at
least 250 people in Chalisgaon in Jalgaon district have been shifted to safer
places, while hundreds of cattle are feared washed away in the floodwater.
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BMC
Meanwhile, the landslide in
Kannad-Chalisgaon ghat has resulted in the closure of the Dhule-Aurangabad
highway.
According to reports, river
Girna’s water level rose significantly affecting five villages in Chalisgaon in
Jalgaon. As a result of the severe rainfall, many houses were submerged,
forcing the district administration to shift 250 people from more than 50
families to a safer place. Meanwhile, a team of State Disaster Response Force
has been deployed for rescue and relief operations.
On the other hand, earlier on
Monday, a light downpour was witnessed across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
(MMR) with IMD’s observatory in Santacruz recording 1mm of rain up to 5:30 pm.
In addition, most of the monitoring stations across the city, Thane and Navi
Mumbai witnessed between 1 and 5mm of downpour during the same period. The IMD
had earlier informed us that moderate rains are expected from August 20 to
September 2. Since the beginning of August, Mumbai city, suburbs, Thane,
Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg districts have received very little
rainfall.
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COVID-19 Since May
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