India, Sept. 16 -- Heavy rainfall in several districts of Marathwada, including Ahilyanagar, Beed, and Parbhani, left around 200 people stranded at various locations due to severe flooding. Over 150 people have been rescued by coordinated efforts of the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local teams, and shifted to safer places. Four people from Beed and Hingoli districts have died, while a couple more were injured in lightning strikes.

Beed district was the worst hit, with 52 villagers stranded across five villages, around 150 trapped in Thevur village, and 12 in Indapur, Pune. All villagers from Ashti in Beed have now been rescued, while more than 100 from Thevur were brought to safety by NDRF, ...