In a tragic incident, 7 people died while over 50 were injured after an old tree fell on a tin shed in Paras village in Akola district, Maharashtra due to heavy rainfall on Sunday night. Over 20 people were resued by police officials and locals.
On getting information about the incident, Balapur Police Station Inspector Anil Jumle along with his colleagues reached the site and pulled out the buried people with the help of locals. A huge crowd of people gathered after the tragic incident at the spot.
Authorities' take
"7 people are dead while 30-40 were injured after an old tree fell on a tin shed in Paras village in Akola district due to rainfall yesterday evening. Injured were taken to hospital," said Nima Arora, Collector, Akola.
Due to the heavy wind and rains, a 100-year-old tree fell on a tin shed under which around 40 people were standing, the district administration said.
(Report by Bunty Nandurkar)
