In Jalgaon district, 25 houses in two villages were washed away by the flooded Tapi river. Government officials rescued over 200 people here.

Two persons travelling in a Gadhchiroli District Cooperative Bank jeep were swept away while crossing a flooded nullah near Gondpara village yesterday.

Meanwhile, the flooded waters of the Vainganga showed signs of receding, as vehicular traffic on the Mumbai-Calcutta highway disrupted by rains resumed after 36 hours today.

The Weather Bureau has forecast heavy rainfall in most places in Thane, Raigad, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nashik, Pune, Ahmednagar, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, Solapur, Kolhapur districts and many places in Goa.

Authorities said the heavy rain was a result of a low pressure belt in Madhya Pradesh. However, the rains are expected to decrease over the next few days.