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Aurangabad, Sep 8 (PTI) As many as 31 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra’s Marathwada over the last one week with heavy downpour continuing in most parts of the region, an official said on Wednesday.
Of the total number of these fatalities, 12 were reported on Tuesday alone, he said.
"The Marathwada region has been witnessing heavy rains since the past one week.
Rain-related incidents have claimed as many as 31 lives in the region till Tuesday evening, of which 12 deaths were reported on September 7, while the remaining 19 deaths had occurred between September 1 and 6," an official from the divisional commissioner office here said.
A total of 145 circles in Marathwada, which comprises eight districts, recorded rainfall above 65 mm in 24 hours till Tuesday, he said.
Out of the 31 deaths, four each were reported in Aurangabad, Hingoli and Jalna districts, two each in Parbhani and Osmanabad, seven in Nanded, five in Beed and three in Latur district, the official said.