AURANGABAD: At least 12 people were killed and five others are missing in different rain-related incidents in Marathwada, which has received unusually heavy rainfall in 24 hours ending Wednesday morning. Nanded district reported four deaths, Aurangabad and Latur two each and Beed, Jalna, Parbhani and Hingoli one each.
Marathwada has reported 31 deaths due to rain-related incidents since September 1. On Wednesday, as many as 145 revenue circles across the region reported heavy showers (more than 65mm), while a few areas from Nanded and Parbhani districts witnessed more than 115mm rain.
Besides Aurangabad city that received 120mm rainfall in just a few hours on Wednesday, Khanapur (173mm) in Degloor taluka of Nanded district, Pathri (153mm) in Parbhani district and Lasurgaon (155mm) in Vaijapur taluka of Aurangabad district reported incessant rainfall, official data shows.
Many parts of the state, including Satara and Kolhapur districts, received heavy rainfall till Wednesday evening. A youth was washed away in Akrani taluka of Nandurbar district early on Wednesday morning after he fell into an overflowing stream, district administration officials said.
The catchment area of the Koyna dam in Satara district has received around 430mm rainfall since September 6. It has brought in 1.70 thousand million cubic (TMC) feet water. By Wednesday evening, the Koyna dam was filled to 96.86 TMC, which is 92.03% of its total capacity of 105 TMC. The Warna dam in Sangli district is also about to be filled to capacity.
Nashik district received steady and continuous rainfall for over five hours that started late on Tuesday night. Nandgaon taluka usually receives an average 141mm rainfall in September. On Tuesday night, over a period of just 3 hours, it received 123mm.
