Gondia/Yavatmal: Six people were washed away in the flood Floods in the midst of heavy rain Gondia And Yavatmali In the districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on Tuesday, an official said.
A group of eight to 10 men went Dhubadi Gondia District Disaster Management Officer Rajan Choubey said that the ghat area for bathing in the Bagh river in Amgaon tehsil, where four of them were washed away in the afternoon by strong currents.
A rescue team immediately reached the spot and launched a search operation, which was later called off due to poor lighting, the official said.
In a similar incident, two people were washed away while trying to cross an overflow bridge at Vasant Nagar on Degrass Road in Yavatmal, an official said.
He said one of the victims has been identified as Dnyaneshwar Yadav.
Parts of Vidarbha, including Yavatmal and Gondia districts, have reported isolated thunderstorms and heavy to light rain since Monday night.
A group of eight to 10 men went Dhubadi Gondia District Disaster Management Officer Rajan Choubey said that the ghat area for bathing in the Bagh river in Amgaon tehsil, where four of them were washed away in the afternoon by strong currents.
A rescue team immediately reached the spot and launched a search operation, which was later called off due to poor lighting, the official said.
In a similar incident, two people were washed away while trying to cross an overflow bridge at Vasant Nagar on Degrass Road in Yavatmal, an official said.
He said one of the victims has been identified as Dnyaneshwar Yadav.
Parts of Vidarbha, including Yavatmal and Gondia districts, have reported isolated thunderstorms and heavy to light rain since Monday night.
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