Aurangabad: When heavy rains painted Maharashtra, as many as 31 people lost their lives in a separate incident in the Marathwada area in the past week.
Of the total number of these fatality, 12 was reported on Tuesday, he said.
“The Marathwada area has witnessed heavy rain since the past one week.
The rain-related incident has claimed as many as 31 lives in the region until Tuesday night, where 12 deaths were reported on September 7, while 19 remaining deaths had occurred between 1 and 6 September, “An official from the Division Commissioner office here.
A total of 145 circles in Marathwada, consisting of eight districts, recorded rainfall above 65 mm in 24 hours to Tuesday, he said.
Of the 31 deaths, four were reported in the district of Aurangabad, Hingoli and Jalna respectively, two in Parbhani and Osmanabad, seven in Nanded, Five in Beed and three in Latur District, officials said.
145 Rainfall Hit Circles in this region are from Aurangabad, Jalna, Latur, Osmanabad, Bed and Nanded District, he added.
According to officials, Khanapur Circle in Nanded received the highest rainfall in the region.
In accordance with rainfall which was recorded in 24 hours until 11:30 a.m.
on Tuesday, Khanapur Circle received 173.50 mm rainfall, followed by the Kingaon Circle of Latur at 166.50 mm, the Turkabad circle in Aurangabad at 159.50 mm.
So far since September 1, 687 pets, including 598 poultry birds in Jalna District, perished in the area were the result of heavy rain, the official said.
In addition, 64 houses in this region suffered damage due to rain, with 41 of them came from Aurangabad.
Four small water reservoirs in the region – two each in Kannad (Aurangabad) and Ahmedpur (stir) are also damaged.
In the city of Aurangabad, a rain shop entering the shops located at Paitan Gate, Aurangpura, Mayur Park and Cidco, officials said.
Vasant Gawali, a firefighting official, said, “The fire brigade and other rescue teams received nearly 70 calls from various regions here (Aurangabad) from Tuesday night to Wednesday afternoon.
In one incident, car and bicycle pulled out of the water.
Itkheda, While in other different women were saved after he was trapped in the wall in the Tilakpath area in the city.
“- With input from PTI