mumbai-rains At least 16 people have been reported dead due to the prevailing flood situation in Pune, including districts of Sangli, Satara, Solapur and Kolhapur Rescue operations conducted by NDRF teams in Tambegaon in Satara district. 296 people were rescued in Satara. All pictures credit/Chaitraly Deshmukh All schools and colleges to remain closed on Thursday in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra due to flood following heavy rainfall in the region. Educational institutions in three tehsils of Pune district and in five tehsils of Sangli district will also remain closed today. According to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). more than 3,000 people in flood-affected Kolhapur district and 2900 people from flood-affected Sangli district have been rescued on Tuesday. Floods in Pune, Satara According to Central Railway officials, all trains services on Pune - Miraj section have been suspended with effect from Wednesday night. The decision was taken after the water level exceeds danger level at the bridge near Bhilavadi railway station. At least 16 people have been reported dead due to the prevailing flood situation in Pune, including districts of Sangli, Satara, Solapur and Kolhapur. As per an official statement by Deepak Mhaisekar, the Divisional Commissioner of Pune Division, "Four people died in Pune, seven in Satara, two in Sangli, two in Kolhapur and one in Solapur." The statement said that a total of 1,32,360 people from 28,397 families have been evacuated from these districts. Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO): Special service train to run between Miraj & Karad for 3 days, starting today as road traffic has been disrupted due to heavy rains & water logging in Karad, Sangli, Miraj, & Pandharpur. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/MsibF7XHe6 — ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2019 Also Read: Mumbai rains: Heavy rainfall predicted in city in next 24 hours, says IMD IMD issues warning The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued "extremely heavy rain" warning for Satara, Pune and Kolhapur districts of Western Maharashtra. The districts of Sangli and Kolhapur have been battered by rains for the last few days and grappling with floods. However, there was no warning issued for Sangli district which may get only light-to-moderate rain, the IMD stated on Wednesday evening. "Extremely heavy rain warning is issued for Pune, Satara and Kolhapur districts, especially for ghat (hilly) areas, on August 7 and August 8, and on August 9, there is a heavy to very heavy rain warning for these three districts, especially for ghat areas," said Anupam Kashyapi, head, weather department, IMD. Also Read: Kolhapur flood: 51,000 people affected, Navy teams deployed for rescue operation Further, we expect #Kolhapur to ink some new records as heavy #rains are likely to continue over the city for another two days. #Maharashtrahttps://t.co/YPADjgHfxI — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) August 7, 2019 Pune city too is likely to get a good spell of rain on Thursday, he added. "There is a red alert exclusively for ghat areas of Pune district," said Kashyapi. "As the dams near Pune are filled to the brim, more water will have to be released, so there is a possibility of "partial inundation" in Pune city and outskirts on Friday," he said. Ghat areas of Kolhapur are expected to receive extremely heavy rain and "heavy to very heavy rain" on Thursday. "Elsewhere in Maharashtra, there will be a reduction in the rainfall activity on August 10 and on August 11, there will be a significant reduction lasting for at least three to four days," Kashyapi said. With inputs from ANI, PTI Also Read: Pune rains: Heavy rains in the past 72 hours creates flood-like situation Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates

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