5 killed in 3 days as heavy rain continues to lash two districts

At least five people died by drowning in the past three days in Bharatpur and Dholpur districts, while over 50,000 people in Pali are reeling from severe urban flooding due to heavy rainfall and rising river levels in eastern Rajasthan.

- HT Correspondent

In the latest incident on Wednesday, a 35-year-old man, Mukesh Jatav, drowned in the Gambhir river near Chahal village under Bayana police station limits in Bharatpur. Jatav, a resident of Lal Darwaja in Bayana town, had visited the river along with neighbours to witness the heavy water flow following the release of water from Karauli’s Pahchana dam. He was pulled out by rescue teams and taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead.