A total of 271 people have died in Maharashtra since April this year due to heavy rains and hailstorms.
Heavy rains and hailstorms in Maharashtra have claimed the lives of 271 people since April this year, with 377 houses in the state completely damaged and 16,477 houses partially damaged.
The rains also claimed the lives of 1,417 small domestic animals and 1,593 large cattle like cows, bulls, and buffalos, according to the state minister Mr Dileep Kamble.
The figures are compiled for the period ranging from April 1, 2016, to date, which includes deaths due to heavy rains, hailstorms, and other natural calamities.
"Aurangabad revenue division, comprising eight districts, is the worst hit in the current year as 70 people died there resulting from natural calamities. Amravati division is on the second number with 66 people losing their lives to such disasters," he said.
"There are a total of six revenue divisions in the state-- namely Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur," Mr Kamble said.
In Aurangabad, 208 small and 433 major cattle have died so far, while 31 houses have been damaged completely with 4,214 partially damaged.
The Amravati division reported a loss of 25 small and 135 major cattle with 49 houses damaged completely and 4,223 houses damaged partially, said an official from the state revenue and relief department.
Nashik division, which has reported the third largest human casualty (61 deaths) in the current year, also lost 1,008 small animals and 389 major cattle due to hailstorms and heavy rains.
As many as 241 houses were completely damaged in Nashik, while 1,363 houses were partially damaged. About 33 people died due to similar causes in Pune division, where 23 small cattle and 572 major cattle have died. The number of completely and partially damaged houses is 27 and 3,466 respectively.
As many as 31 people have died in Nagpur division from April to October this year with 61 small and 50 major cattle dead.
Heavy showers damaged 18 houses completely; while 2,297 of them were destroyed partially.
The least affected division in the state is Konkan, which is known for heavy rainfall during the monsoons. People here are aware of heavy rains and have adapted to situations like floods; hence the deaths from the division are less, an official from the relief and rehabilitation department stated.
The Konkan division has reported the deaths of 10 people, with 35 small and 14 large cattle dead so far. The number of completely and partially damaged houses is 11 and 814 respectively, said the official.