Four killed as rain wreaks havoc, toll likely to go up

Aurangabad | Tuesday | 21st August, 2018

Summary:

Parbhani district, which reported widespread showers across nine talukas, reported heavy rainfall within seven revenue circles. The road connectivity to some remote areas of Nanded district and a few other parts of Marathwada was temporarily lost due to overflowing rivers. The incident occurred around 9.30pm on Monday when they were crossing the bridge near Manjram village in Naygaon taluka of Nanded district. Necessary help will be provided to those affected due to heavy showers,” he said.Earlier, Kinwat and Mahur talukas has reported agricultural damage due to heavy showers on August 16. The death toll due to rain-related incidents is likely to go up in Marathwada.Nearly 59 revenue circles from Nanded district have received heavy rainfall, with Umri and Kandhar talukas reporting average 119mm and 109 mm rainfall, respectively..