Continuous rains across the State from Thursday night threw life out of gear in Jharkhand on Saturday. Several people lost their lives due to accidents, low lying areas, major banks and water reservoirs were flooded in most parts of the State. Also, due to power outages in a large area of the State, industries and business activities were hit on Friday and Saturday.
According to reports at least eight people lost their lives in separate accidents. Four people died in Jamtara as their car got disbalanced and fell in a river, while two persons were swept away in flood waters in Latehar district, sources said. Two persons died due to wall collapse in Lohardaga, while one person vanished in Garga River of Bokaro, reports suggested.
The bridge over the Kanchi River in Ranchi's Sonahatu collapsed amid heavy rains. This bridge broke due to sudden water coming in the Kanchi River due to heavy rains. This bridge used to connect Tamar and Sonahatu blocks of Ranchi district. Even before this, a bridge collapsed in Tamar, Ranchi in Yas storm.
Reports suggested that a young man crossing the bridge near Hatia Swarnarekha River was washed away in the strong current of water on Friday amidst rain in the Capital City for two days. An NDRF team has been deployed in search of him.
The entire Capital city was disturbed on Saturday due to rain. People remained at home due to water logging at many places. At the same time, there has been a lot of damage due to falling trees in some areas. Not only this, the route had to be diverted due to water logging. After much effort, the municipal team installed a machine and worked to extract water.
An electricity pole fell in Dhurwa Sector 2 due to rain. Contract worker Dharmendra Pandey was injured in the electricity department after the pole fell. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. He died in the hospital during treatment.
A huge tree fell on the road near Doranda post office. Due to this the road was blocked for some time. At the same time, a big tree near the Gayatri temple located near the Dhurwa bus stand could not bear the rain. The NDRF team cut the tree and removed it. Apart from this, the wall of SAIL Satellite Colony between Birsa Chowk to Alkapuri in Harmu Bypass Road also got damaged due to rain.
Water flooded one apartment near Argora Chowk where the whole parking area of the apartment submerged in the water. All vehicles in the parking lots were submerged.
According to the Meteorological Centre, Ranchi Latehar received maximum rainfall of 204 mm, while Ranchi 182.4 mm and Hazaribag 171 mm. The Met center has predicted less rainfall in the next two-three days.