Six people were killed in a wall collapse incident in Pune's Sahkar Nagar area on Wednesday while, another body was recovered by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from a vehicle in a canal near Sinhagad road on Thursday morning. Among the seven deceased, one of them is a child.
Following heavy rains and flooding, Pune district collector Naval Kishore Ram has declared a holiday in schools and colleges of Pune city, Purandar, Baramati, Bhor and Haveli Tehsils for Thursday.
#UPDATE: Fire brigade officials recover one more body, near Sahakar Nagar in Pune. Death toll due to flood, caused by heavy rains in the region, rises to 7. https://t.co/dislf3istB
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Three teams of NDRF including one in Baramati and two others in city area have been deployed in the district of search and rescue operation.
During the rescue operation Sahkar Nagar, the Fire Brigade officials recovered the bodies from under the debris.
Several low-lying areas in and around the city were flooded after it witnessed heavy downpour on Wednesday.
Water-logging was reported in Sinhgad Road, Dhanakwadi, Balajinagar, Ambegaon, Sahakar Nagar, Parvati, Kolhewadi and Kirkatwadi, said Prashant Ranpise, the chief of Fire Brigade.
"Fire Brigade personnel are helping the people stranded in flooded areas," he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted severe thunderstorm in Mumbai and adjoining regions of Maharashtra.
With inputs from agencies
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