Gondiya / Yavatmal: Six people were swept away in the midst of heavy rainfall in the Gondia and Yavatmal District in the Vidarbha Maharashtra region on Tuesday, an official said.
A group of eight to 10 people had gone to the Dhubad Ghat area to take a shower on the Bagh River at Amga Tehil, where four of them were swept away by strong currents in the afternoon, said Gondia Disaster Disaster Management Officer Choubey.
The rescue team immediately reached the place and launched a search operation, which was stopped later because of a bad light, the official said.
In the same incident, two men were swept away when they tried to cross the bridge that overflowed at Vasant Nagar in Digras Road in Yavatmal, an official said.
The body of one of the victims identified as Gyaneshwar Yadav was arrested, he said.
Humbled lightning and heavy rainform has been reported in several parts of Vidarbha, including Yavatmal and Gondia districts since Monday night.