STORY: Torrential rains across the state of Maharashtra, in western India, caused widespread damage and triggered waterlogging and floods on Tuesday (August 19), leaving at least four people dead, officials said.

Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, saw severe waterlogging, while a swollen Godavari River unleashed a deluge in Nanded district, destroying homes and forcing residents onto the streets.

India’s weather office has issued flood and heavy-rain alerts for the next 24 hours across several coastal districts of the state.

The monsoon, which delivers about 75% of India’s annual rainfall, is vital, as nearly half the country’s farmland lacks irrigation. However, excessive rain often leads to flooding and waterlogging, exacerbated by inadequate drainage systems.

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VIDEO SHOWS: VEHICLES AND PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH RAIN AND FLOODWATER/ HOUSES DESTROYED BY FLOODS AND RAIN / SOUNDBITES FROM VICTIM, LOCAL AND OFFICIAL

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SHOWS: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (AUGUST 19, 2025) (ANI - No use India)

1. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES MOVING ON ROAD, RAIN FALLING

2. PEOPLE STANDING ON WATERLOGGED ROAD

3. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES MOVING ON WATERLOGGED ROADS

4. TWO MEN STANDING NEXT TO VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF FLOODED ROAD

5. VEHICLES MOVING ON WATERLOGGED ROAD

6. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING IN KNEE-DEEP WATER ON INUNDATED ROADS

7. MAN PUSHING AUTORICKSHAW ON WATERLOGGED ROAD

8. MEN PUSHING THEIR BROKEN DOWN VEHICLES ON WATERLOGGED ROAD

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) LOCAL RESIDENT, (NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING:

"We are facing a lot of problems. Many places, such as Yashvi Road, Andheri, and Milan Subway, are waterlogged. So it is very challenging."

NANDED, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (AUGUST 19, 2025) (ANI - No use India)

10. HOUSEHOLD ITEMS LYING IN OPEN

11. PEOPLE WALKING ON FLOODED ROAD CARRYING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

12. INTERIOR OF DAMAGED HOUSE

13. MAN STANDING OUTSIDE DAMAGED HOUSE

14. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED GRAINS LYING ON GROUND

15. DAMAGED HOUSES AND UPROOTED TREE

16. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) NANDED SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ANUP PATIL, IN EXCHANGE WITH REPORTER, SAYING:

REPORTER: “How many people are missing?”

PATIL: “Till now, four deaths have been confirmed, and there are chances of one person missing. We will start searching once the water recedes."

17. VARIOUS OF WOMEN SITTING ON ROAD

18. MAN WALKING ON MUDDY PATH CARRYING TIN SHEET

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) VICTIM, VISHNU THOTHE, SAYING:

"We were sleeping and at around 01:00 am (1930 GMT), suddenly the water entered our houses. We cared for nothing and just fled from the village. We got panicked and ran and could not wait for anyone."

PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (AUGUST 19, 2025) (ANI - No use India)

20. VEHICLES MOVING ON PARTIALLY FLOODED ROAD

21. DRAIN OVERFLOWING

22. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES MOVING ON WATERLOGGED ROAD

23. RAIN FALLING ON CAR WINDSHIELD, SEEN FROM INTERIOR OF VEHICLE