'In Maharashtra, 337 killed in rain-related incidents during monsoon'

Rain-related incidents, including floods, lightning strikes and landslides, have claimed the lives of 337 people in Maharashtra during ongoing kharif season, a government report said on Tuesday.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

Kharif farming season starts with the onset of the monsoon and generally ends in October.

‘The report, prepared by district collectors and submitted to the disaster, relief and rehabilitation department, gives information about the fatalities caused by monsoon rains that battered several regions between May and September.

The deaths occurred during heavy rainfall episodes, starting with the intense showers of southwest monsoon in late May, followed by downpours in August and the deluge that hit Marathwada in mid-September.

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