Pune: 13 killed after heavy rains, 10,500 rescued

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Electricity and power supply has been disrupted across the city

Pune, 26 Sep: Several areas of Pune are waterlogged as very heavy rains lashed the city and surrounding areas from Wednesday night. Many low-lying areas in Sahakarnagar, Parvati, Sinhagad Road, Dandekar Bridge and Padmavati saw flooding. Waterlogging on roads was witnessed across the city. 

 

Thirteen people have been reported dead in rain-related incidents.

 

Five people were killed as a wall collapsed in Tangewale Colony area in Aranyeshwar after Tuesday midnight.

 

Body of a middle-aged woman was taken out from a nullah near Mahadji Shinde High School in Sahakarnagar in the morning, said a fire brigade team. The body of a 52-year-old man was taken out from an inundated car on Sinhagad Road by an NDRF team.

 

Police and rescue agencies fear more rain-related casualties, as reports of damages are still coming in. Three teams of National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in the city for rescue and relief work.