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Floods wreak havoc; 30 dead and 10 missing in Pune division

More than 200 roads and 94 bridges were closed in the division due to flooding and landslides

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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel carry out rescue & relief operations in Sangli district. Pic courtesy/Twitter/ANI

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel carry out rescue & relief operations in Sangli district. Pic courtesy/Twitter/ANI

As on Saturday, around 30 people were reported dead and 10 were missing in Pune division as floods continue to batter Maharashtra. According to an update from Divisional Commissioner office in Pune, 30 people died, 10 were reported missing and over four lakh people were evacuated to safer places due to floods in the five districts of Pune division. More than 94 bridges and 200 roads were closed in the division due to flooding and landslides.

Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister visited the flood-affected Sangli and Kolhapur on Saturday, to take stock of the situation. 85 teams of National Disaster Response Force, Territorial Army, State Disaster Response Force, Indian Navy and Indian Army are currently deployed in Kolhapur and Sangli districts for rescue efforts. Also, more than 300 medical teams are working in Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall onwards in Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Pune and Solapur districts in Pune division from Monday.

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