00:02Rescue teams on Monday evacuated residents and tourists after monsoon rains triggered
00:07flooding in Lonavala, a popular hill station in India's western Maharashtra state.
00:13They used inflatable tubes to carry stranded flood victims to safety after heavy rainfall
00:19inundated the municipality. One evacuated resident said floodwaters continued to rise
00:24after two to three days of relentless rain.
00:30We called the rescue team, so the rescue team gave us a good response, and after 1-4 hours
00:38we rescued everyone.
00:41India's weather department issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in Gujarat, coastal Maharashtra,
00:47and coastal Karnataka as flooding continued to affect parts of the country. Maharashtra
00:54was among the worst hit with three more rain-related deaths recorded in Pune City, bringing the
00:59total to 13, while there were also cloudburst warnings in Nashik City.
01:04Relentless rainfall also triggered flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, disrupted
01:10rail, road, and air services in several regions, and inundated towns in Odisha.
01:17The heavy rain comes despite India recording its fifth driest June since records began in
01:231901, raising concerns over agriculture and economic growth.
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