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2,200 people shifted as heavy rains lash Marathwada; IMD issues orange alert

Heavy rains have created a havoc in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, forcing the evacuation of 2,236 people in Nanded and Latur districts. Several roads, bridges and villages remain inundated as rainfall crossed 115 mm in parts of Nanded. With IMD issuing an ‘orange’ alert for Nanded, Latur and Dharashiv, the situation is likely to remain critical

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After heavy rains lashed parts of Maharashtra two weeks ago, the Marathwada region has now come under nature's fury. Amid heavy rainfall in the Marathwada region, more than 2,200 persons have been shifted to safety in the Nanded and Latur districts, officials stated. 

According to news agency PTI, almost 17 revenue circles in Mukhed, Kandhar and Naygaon faced heavy rainfall, with the highest of 115 millimetres, being recorded in the Biloli and Narsi areas in Nanded. Meanwhile, twenty-nine circles in Latur recorded rainfall of above 65 mm, stated officials.

A local official, while addressing the situation, said, "In Nanded, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams were sent to villages in Degloor after water entered several homes in Dharmabad, Naygaon and Kandhar this morning. Road links to Gonar, Jakepur, Rui and Kandharewadi villages have been affected due to the rains." 

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