Pune flood toll rises to 21, five still missing

September 27, 2019 23:37

The police said on Friday that the death toll in floods and rain-related mishaps in Pune district stood at 21, with five persons missing.

Heavy rains lashed Pune city and the district on Wednesday and Thursday, leading to sudden flooding of nullahs,

rivers and incidents of wall collapse.

Pune police officials said 15 persons died in rain or flood-related incidents in the city, while four were missing.

Pune Rural police said that six people died in the district, while one person was missing.

Earlier in the day, senior Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil blamed unauthorized construction on nullahs

and streams for the flash floods.

The city recorded 106 millimetres of rainfall on Thursday.

-- PTI

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