Six killed as wall collapses due to rains in Pandharpur

Six people were killed on Wednesday after a wall on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river in Pandharpur town of Maharashtra's Solapur district collapsed due to heavy rains. Moderate rains with isolated heavy rainfall coupled with thunderstorm are likely in the next couple of days in Pune and neighbouring regions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

Pune: Six people were killed on Wednesday after a wall on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river in Pandharpur town of Maharashtra's Solapur district collapsed due to heavy rains, police said.

The incident occurred around 2.30 pm near Kumbharghat in the temple town, over 200 kms from here, an officer said.

"The deceased included four members of a family who lived along the side of the wall and two others who had taken shelter there during heavy showers," said Tejasvi Satpute, superintendent of police, Solapur.

The victims were extricated from the debris by the personnel of police, fire brigade and disaster management cell, and were rushed to a hospital where they were declared dead, Satpute said.

A case of accidental death has been registered by the Solapur (rural) Police, the SP added.

Meanwhile, neighbouring Solapur district received 79 mm rainfall on Wednesday.

(with inputs from PTI)