AMN / MUMBAI
Pre-monsoon showers lashed many parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai last night, claiming seven lives. Four people were killed in a village in Dhule district after a tree collapsed on a hut due to heavy rain and gusty winds. Three persons died in Mumbai due to electrocution.
Heavy rain was reported in Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Jalgaon, Washim, Buldhana, Nashik, Ahmednagar and other districts in Marathwada region. The showers also caused heavy damage to crops and houses. Banana crop was damaged in Jalgaon, while many houses collapsed in Ahmednagar.