Flood Toll 192, Konkan Likely To Get More Rains In Next 3 Days

The death toll in the flood-hit regions of the state rose to 192 on Monday even as rain water receded and two lanes of the Pune Bengaluru national highway were opened after a four-day gap.

Mumbai: Twenty-five people are still reported missing and as many as 3.7 lakh people have been evacuated, the bulk of them from Sangli district. The Panchganga and Krishna rivers in Western Maharashtra remain over the danger mark.

The torrential rains mainly in Konkan and western Maharashtra since last Thursday triggered landslides leading to widespread devastation. As many as 95 casualties are from Raigad district alone. The IMD has predicted it is very likely that Konkan, Goa and the ghat areas of central Maharashtra will receive widespread rain over the next three days. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had to cut short his aerial survey of Satara district as his helicopter could not land due to poor visibility.