At least eight people were killed and crops, houses were damaged in Vidarbha floods caused by heavy rains, Maharashtra disaster management minister Girish Mahajan said in the assembly on Monday, reported the PTI.

He said that the relief and rehabilitation efforts in Vidarbha region are underway on a war-footing following heavy rains on July 8 and 9.

The Nagpur and Amravati divisions in the eastern part of Maharashtra witnessed torrential rains recently, which caused widespread damage, resulting in the deaths of eight persons as well as damage to houses and crops. Nagpur, Wardha, Gondia, Bhandara, Gadchiroli, and Chandrapur districts witnessed floods, according to the PTI.