Crops, houses washed away in flood-hit villages

Uninterrupted torrential rains for the last three days, followed by flash flood in many villages, including Ghatanji and Arni tehsils of the tribal dominated district of Yavatmal, has rendered many homeless.

Villages like Koli (Khurd), Kapsi (Kopri), Akola Bazar, Borgaon (Punji) and Hivri are some of the worst affected. According to minister for energy, Rajendra Mulak, flood water either washed away or collapsed over 200 houses in Koli (Khurd) and more than 150 houses in Borgaon (Punji).