Heavy rain lashes Marathwada; 5 missing in Nanded, says CM Devendra Fadnavis
Eight people were evacuated from Hassanal, while 20 others stranded in Bhaswadi and around 40 people stuck in Bhingeli are reportedly safe, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
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Vehicles and pedestrians wade through waterlogged Veera Desai road in Mumbai on 18 August 2025.
(Photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Monday that five people have been reported missing in Mukhed tehsil in the state’s Nanded district which received rainfall of 206 mm on Sunday as heavy showers lashed the Marathwada region.
“In Mukhed…the water level of Lendi dam has increased significantly due to heavy rain. Moreover, a large amount of water is coming from Latur, Udgir, and Karnataka. Yesterday’s rainfall has affected normal life in Ravangaon, Bhaswadi, Bhingeli, and Hassanal,” he said.
“As many as 225 citizens are trapped in flood waters in Ravangaon, out of which citizens from the most affected locations have been evacuated. Efforts are underway to shift the remaining citizens to safer places,” Fadnavis added.
He said eight people were evacuated from Hassanal while 20 others stranded in Bhaswadi are safe. “Around 40 people are stranded in Bhingeli, and are safe. Five are missing and a search is underway to locate them. I am in constant touch with the Nanded district collector. The district collectors of Nanded, Latur and Bidar are in touch with each other and are carrying out rescue operations,” Fadnavis said.
“A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), an Army team, and a police team are coordinating the rescue operations,” he stated, adding that an Army contingent has also left from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Along with Nanded, neighbouring Udgir in Latur district too received heavy showers as a result of which Borgaon village in the region is facing a flood-like situation. According to local reports, several animals, including goats, bulls and buffaloes, have drowned in the area.
In Beed district’s Parli tehsil, a four-wheeler was caught in the floodwater. Local residents managed to rescue three of its four occupants, while a search is on for one missing person.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘red’ alert for Mumbai on Monday as heavy rain triggered waterlogging across several pockets of the city, affecting traffic and train services during peak travel hours. IMD data shows that between Sunday and Monday morning, Santacruz station received 99 mm of rainfall while the Colaba observatory registered 38 mm. According to meteorologists, the heavy rain is likely to continue over the next few days.
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