Flood wreaks havoc in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district
Sindhudurg (Maharashtra):
Floods caused by incessant rains
continued to wrecked havoc in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district on Saturday, as
hundreds of people were left stranded and acres of agricultural lands were washed
away. According to reports, the Pichdhaval River is in spate. Two buses have been
stranded on the Mumbai-Goa highway that passes through the district. There were
no reports of any casualties so far, but the Mumbai-Goa highway has been closed
down after reports of severe water logging and landslides from parts of the district.
A low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has triggered the rain since Friday
night and as per the weather department, heavy rainfall at isolated places is
likely to occur in Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and several other districts of Maharashtra
during the next 24-hours. Relief and rescue operations have begun and efforts
are being made to rescue people stranded in flooded areas.
