Crocodile in Ratnagiri Viral Video: Watch an 8-foot-long Crocodile roaming on road in Maharashtra

An 8-foot-long crocodile was seen walking on a rain-soaked road in Chiplun town, Ratnagiri district. The incident was captured on video by an autorickshaw driver in the Chinchnaka area during heavy rain, according to local authorities. The event took place on Sunday night, as confirmed by a local resident.

Viral Video Captured

The video shows the crocodile being followed by an autorickshaw with its headlights on. Several other vehicles are also visible in the footage. The crocodile is believed to have come from the nearby Shiv or Vashishti rivers, officials said. Numerous onlookers filmed the crocodile and shared the videos on social media, where the footage quickly went viral.

Heavy Rain Across India:

Heavy rains swept across multiple regions of India, including Maharashtra, on Sunday, disrupting daily life as the monsoon progressed towards northern states. Incidents related to the rains, such as lightning strikes and drownings, led to several fatalities nationwide.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh experienced substantial downpours.

The Met department forecasts continued heavy rainfall in Gujarat over the next four days, with isolated heavy showers expected in south and central Gujarat as well as the Saurashtra region over the next two days.

In Maharashtra, a woman and a 13-year-old girl drowned in the backwater of Bhushi Dam near Pune's Lonavala area, with three children aged between 4 to 6 years reported missing.

The IMD expects heavy to very heavy rainfall in northwest and northeast India over the next four to five days, with the southwest monsoon advancing into more parts of Uttar Pradesh and possibly other regions in the coming days.

(Inputs from PTI)