According to the Mayor of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Ravi Landge, the incident took place when the office staff members were eating food. There were sixteen members present at that moment, of whom two managed to get out.
Continuous monsoon rains have triggered flood-like conditions across Maharashtra, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting transport, and prompting IMD alerts, even as rainfall intensity is expected to ease in the coming days.
Maharashtra Weather Today: Mumbai rain is expected as the IMD has issued an Orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad. The weather department had also warned of increased rainfall intensity in many districts of Maharashtra between September 27 and September 30.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh rainfall warning for large parts of India, placing Gujarat and Maharashtra on high alert for heavy to very heavy downpours.
Heavy rain in Delhi-NCR as IMD issues yellow alert; red alerts for Himachal & Maharashtra. Monsoon intensifies with heavy rain warnings across multiple states.