Excessive rainfall kill four in Madhya Pradesh, Betwa in spate

Bhopal: More than normal rains have been registered in 47 out of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh from 1 June to 4 July this year that claimed lives of four people and 37 cattle herds. Stating this, an official release said in Bhopal today that normal rainfall has been registered only in Anuppur, Balaghat and Singrauli districts.[caption id=“attachment_932357” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Incessant rains. AFP [/caption] Flood situation cropped up in some districts due to heavy rains during last 24 hours. Two youths each were washed away in floods in Dewas and Ratlam districts. Betwa river is in spate at Hoshangabad and flood waters entered Ashta block headquarters in Sehore district. Sehore-Indore road is cut off and 22 villages are cut off from rest of the state. Due to inundation of some low-lying areas in Indore, people are sheltered in a school. As many as 5,468 houses have suffered partial damage and crops have been affected in 24,638 hectares in Sagar district. In Vidisha district, 450 houses suffered partial damages while 400 people are at two relief camps in Basoda block. PTI