Maharashtra rains wreak havoc: 8 dead in Nanded ‘cloudburst’, Mumbai paralysed, crops hit

Mumbai: The death toll in the Nanded 'cloudburst' incident went up to eight as heavy rains continued to lash the state for the second day paralysing life in Mumbai and wreaking havoc in other parts of the state.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams were busy as extremely heavy rainfall caused flooding in several parts of the state. NDRF teams had to rush to Kurla in Mumbai and to Vasai as rising flood waters started entering people's homes. Rescue teams were also engaged in rescuing people from flood waters till 3 am on Tuesday in Raigad. More than 100 villages in the state have been cut off due to the rising flood waters.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who took stock of the situation, said the rains in the last four days have impacted 12 to 15 lakh hectares of crops. "We have authorised the district collectors to release financial help in case of losses. For damage to crops, we have ordered punchnama," he said.


"In some areas of Mumbai there has been 300 mm of rain which has caused water logging... We have asked neighbouring Karnataka and Telangana to release more water from their dams so that water could recede faster," he said. Fadnavis advised citizens not to leave their homes unless necessary.

Schools in Panvel in Navi Mumbai and Satara have declared a holiday on Wednesday. Central Railway services were impacted due to waterlogging on the tracks. The Central Railway suspended services between CST and Thane railway stations. Air travel too was impacted as several flights were delayed and 10 flights were cancelled.