Overview

• Officials said the search concluded roughly 40 hours after fast flows swept people away during severe rains in Latur district.
• The deceased were identified as Sudershan Kerba Ghonshetty, autorickshaw driver Sangram Sonkamble, passenger Vitthal Gavle, Vaibhav Pundalik Gaikwad, and Sangeeta Murhari Suryavwanshi.
• An autorickshaw bound for Malhipparga was washed off a bridge in Jalkot taluka around 8pm Tuesday, with three occupants rescued and two later found dead.
• Bodies of Ghonshetty, Sonkamble, and Gavle were recovered Thursday, while Gaikwad and Suryavwanshi were located in Dongargaon lake.
• Teams from the NDRF, fire brigade, and police carried out the operation as two days of heavy rain damaged crops and houses, with detailed assessments still under way.