2 people gets killed in Maharashtra.
Two persons, including a teenage girl, were killed in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Nashik district which was lashed by heavy showers for the fourth consecutive day today, disrupting normal life. An 18-year-old girl, Rupali Bhoi, a resident of Pimpalas village, was killed when she was struck by lightning yesterday evening. In the second incident, a 52-year-old man, Puvappa Kalal, was electrocuted near a paan shop in the Mumbai Naka area of the city at around 5 pm on yesterday.
Meanwhile, the North Maharashtra district, facing acute water scarcity, has been receiving copious rains for thelast four days, improving water level in reservoirs. 15 of the 24 reservoirs in the district had almost dried up before the monsoon. Heavy rains caused water-logging in several parts of Nashik city, including Saraf Bazar, near Mayor's official residence, Gangapur Road and Old Agra Road, disrupting normal life. As per Met department sources, the district has recorded 374.5 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours ended 8 am today.
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