{"id":65627,"date":"2019-08-09T17:49:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T12:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=65627"},"modified":"2019-08-10T10:20:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T04:50:58","slug":"intense-monsoon-rain-wreaks-havoc-different-parts-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/intense-monsoon-rain-wreaks-havoc-different-parts-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Intense Monsoon Rain wreaks havoc in different parts of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Flood situation in different parts of the country is still grim as torrential rains, gusty winds and landslides left a trail of destruction. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Kerala for the next 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n In <\/span>Maharashtra<\/b>, despite a slight decrease in the intensity of rain, the situation still remains chaotic. Nine people drowned and five were missing after a boat engaged in rescue work overturned in Sangli on Thursday, said Deepak Mhaisekar, Divisional Commissioner of Pune.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNine persons died and five are still missing when the private boat they were travelling in overturned at Bramhnal village in Sangli\u2019s Palus taluka. The deceased include seven women, one man and one child,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n Nineteen people on the boat swam to safety. Initial reports said that the boat was overcrowded. It had 35 people on board, though it could only carry 20 people, he added.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, teams of NDRF, Army and Navy continued evacuating people to safer locations in coordination with the local administration. The commandant of the 5th Battalion of NDRF, Anupam Shrivastava, said 28 teams had been deployed in western Maharashtra. \u201cOf these, 23 are in Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur. Three more teams are being flown in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Around 10 Navy teams have been deployed in the region. As on Thursday, the Army has deployed 16 columns, 14 engineer task forces, including a para special force team in Kolhapur, Sangli and Raigad districts of Maharashtra and Bagalkot, Raichur, Belgaum and Kodagu districts of Karnataka.<\/span><\/p>\n