Three folks died as a consequence of electrocution throughout the heavy rainfall at Pulachi Wadi within the Deccan Gymkhana space of Pune within the early hours of Thursday. Swapnali Shinde, Senior Police Inspector, Deccan Police Station, mentioned the accident occurred round 4 am.
The police mentioned as a consequence of fixed rainfall throughout the evening water gathered in Pulachi Wadi. Three males bought into the water to shift a cart once they acquired a extreme electrical shock.
After receiving info, a police group reached the spot and took the victims to the Sassoon Hospital, the place they had been pronounced useless by the docs. The our bodies had been taken for autopsy examination.
As Pune and the encircling areas have been receiving incessant rain in a single day, authorities have elevated the catchment areas’ water discharge from the Khadakwasla Dam inflicting water logging in low-lying areas of town.
In the meantime, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) upgraded its warning for Pune to ‘purple alert’ as a heavy to intense spell of rainfall is anticipated within the subsequent few hours.
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