Photos: Schools, colleges remain closed in Pune after rain fury

Pune city suffered its biggest tragedy this monsoon after intense rainfall of 100 mm lashed the city in a four hour period on Wednesday night. While people died in wall collapses and gushing water in the dead of the night, more than 800 animals, including cattle in local dairies were killed. This has been the biggest rain-related related tragedies in Pune in recent years. There was relief on Thursday due to clear skies and all attention will now shift to clearing garbage, debris and restoring normalcy in the worst-hit areas.

Updated on: Sep 27, 2019 1:11 PM IST

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A man looks out of his house at a collapsed wall near Tangewale colony, after flash floods in Pune, on September 26. There was relief on Thursday due to clear skies and all attention is now shifted to clearing garbage, debris and restoring normalcy in the worst-hit areas. (Sanket Wankhade / HT Photo)

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Passers-by push a two-wheeler stuck in floodwaters amid heavy rain, in Pune city on Wednesday. Pune, which is around 200 kilometres from Mumbai, has received 113% more rainfall than average since the start of the monsoon season in early June, a weather department official said. Intense showers battered Pune city and parts of the district on Wednesday and Thursday. (PTI)

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Children look on at water logged in Kondhre Industrial Estate on Narhe road on Thursday. Pune District Collector Naval Kishore Ram declared a holiday for September 27 for colleges and schools in Pune city, Purandar, Baramati, Bhor and Haveli tehsil. Schools and colleges in many places had declared a holiday on Thursday as well in view of the downpour. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo)

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Residents of Amrapali Society rescued around 40 people from this PMPML bus on Narhe road after heavy rain on Thursday. At least 21 persons were reported killed and nine missing in various rain-related incidents in Pune, Jalgaon and Nashik, officials said on Thursday. Of the total fatalities, 14 deaths took place in Pune district, six in Jalgaon and one in Nashik. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo)

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A man clears his home of water at Ambegaon Budruk in Pune. More than 28,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas. The Army rescued 300 people, including some stranded on rooftops and in the trees, from Solapur Road area, a defence spokesperson said. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo)

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Onlookers and residents take photos of a car washed away by flash floods in Pune on Thursday. A civic official said that as many as 175 vehicles were washed away in floods. Pune commissioner Saurabh Rao said the city recorded 106 mm of rain on Thursday. (Jignesh Mistry / AFP)

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Vehicles damaged near Gaymukh crematorium at Narhe road, on Thursday. District Collector Naval Kishor Ram said that at least 59 villages in the district were affected by the floods. “We have communicated the whole situation to the Election Commission (as the model code of conduct is in force for October 21 Assembly polls) and appropriate aid will be provided to the victims soon,” he said. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo)

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People cross a muddied street near Tangewale colony in Pune. Incidents of wall collapse were also recorded in Pune city. When asked if unauthorized constructions exacerbated the situation, Pune commissioner Saurabh Rao said action will be taken against such structures. (Sanket Wankhade / HT Photo)