Maharashtra: Two hoardings collapse in Pune amid heavy rains; 5 vehicles damaged

The police said that two hoardings fell in Pune damaging five vehicles as heavy rains coupled with strong winds lashed the city on Tuesday evening reported news agency PTIHowever they said there was no report of any casualty in the twin incidentsAt least five vehicles got damaged after a huge billboard collapsed at Sanaswadi Chowk on the PuneAhilyanagar road at around 330 pm said the policeIn another incident a hoarding came crashing down in the Dhanori area they saidSeveral parts of Pune received heavy rainfall since Tuesday evening and there were reports of water logging in lowlying areasAccording to the fire department at least 15 incidents of tree falling were reported in Yerawada Dhanori Koregaon Park Tingre Nagar Erandwane Hadapsar and Fatima Nagar areas of the city reported PTI27 killed in rainrelated incidents in Marathwada region in current year so farMeanwhile as many as 27 people have died in unseasonal rainrelated incidents in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra to date this year while crops on 4000 hectares were affected in 597 villages as per official data reported PTIThe region has received 116 per cent rainfall in May stated a report prepared by the divisional commissioners office on TuesdayIt said all eight districts recorded unseasonal rain until May 20 resulting in the death of 27 people due to lightning strikes flood and other rainrelated incidents reported PTI391 animals owned by farmers have also died during this periodCrops over 421854 hectares of land in 597 villages were affected by rain with Jalna recording the highest damage over 192576 hectares the reporter addedParts of Maharashtra may witness heavy rain with thunder and gusty winds between May 21 and 24 following a cyclonic circulation which is likely to form over the eastcentral Arabian Sea off the Karnataka coast the Met department saidThe Regional Meteorological Centre Mumbai issued a release on Tuesday evening stating that a lowpressure area is likely to form over the same region around May 22 and thereafter it may move northwards and intensify furtherMet department official Shubhangi Bhute said rainfall activity over Maharashtra may increase between May 21 and May 24 under the influence of the cyclonic circulationThe weather system is expected to impact parts of Maharashtra including south Konkan south central Maharashtra and Mumbai she saidWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params