Four died

Mumbai: Maharashtra's cultural city Pune was devastated today due to heavy rains which had not happened in the last 32 years. Four people lost their lives due to the devastating rains. Army's help has been taken to rescue people trapped in water in flood affected Pune and surrounding areas, not only this, the government has also ordered to evacuate people trapped in inaccessible areas by helicopter if needed. Tamhini Ghat near Pune has received about 22 inches of rain in the last 24 hours and this is the highest in Pune city.

More than one inch of rain was recorded. Due to this, the natural calamity devastated Pune city and district. Due to the declaration of orange and yellow alert, holidays have been declared in schools and colleges in various areas of Pune for the next five days.

Due to the torrential rains in Pune for the last two days, the Mula and Mutha rivers in Pune city have been flooded. The situation worsened when 25 thousand cusecs of water was released from the incomplete rock dam.

Three bungalows collapsed after a huge rock fell on them in Lavasa, a planned city near Pune. One person died in the incident. While two people are feared to be trapped under the mud. In Pune, three people died after being electrocuted while trying to pull out their hands stuck in the water of a lorry in the Deccan region.

29 tourists got stuck in a resort in Malavali area of ​​Lonavala in Pune district. Police and NDRF team rescued them.

Boats have now started plying on the roads of Pune instead of vehicles. With the help of more than 40 rubber boats, people from low-lying areas were taken to a safe place. Since the situation in Sinhagad area is the most serious, army personnel have taken charge of rescue operations there. Train services between Mumbai and Pune were disrupted due to heavy rains. Not only this, traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the old highway was also affected.