India, Sept. 7 -- At least four people drowned and 13 others went missing during Ganesh idol immersions in different districts of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.

In Pune district's Chakan area, four persons were swept away in separate incidents.

"Two men were swept away in the Bhama river at Waki Khurd and another one at Shell Pimpalgaon. Another person slipped into a well at Birwadi in Pune rural," news agency PTI quoted an official as saying. He added that two bodies had been recovered while search operations were on for the other two.

In Nanded district, three people were swept away in a river at Gadegaon. "One of them was later rescued and search was on for the other two persons," police said.

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