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Three Jagtial Women Feared Drowned as Floodwaters Sweep Away Their Car in Maharashtra

Search teams continue to comb the UdgirDeglur stretch, with families calling on Telangana and Maharashtra officials to coordinate recovery efforts.

Overview

  • A hired car from TR Nagar, Jagtial, was carried off an overflowing causeway on the UdgirDeglur road in Nanded district late on August 16, leaving occupants trapped in swift floodwaters.
  • Three women—reported as Afreena, Haseena and Sameena—remain missing and are feared drowned, while one passenger identified as Soheb swam to safety.
  • Before losing contact, Afreena made a frantic call to her husband pleading for him to care for their young children as the vehicle was submerged.
  • Local rescue crews and Maharashtra agencies have maintained around-the-clock search operations near Udgir, joined by anxious family members at the site.
  • Relatives have urged the Telangana government to work closely with Maharashtra officials to accelerate efforts to locate and recover the missing women.