Vidarbha rains: Youth swept away in Gadchiroli; 2 national highways shut

Nagpur, Aug 19 (PTI) A man was missing after being swept away in an overflowing stream following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, officials said on Tuesday.

Two national highways, a state highway and five other roads passing through the district were closed due to flooding, they said.

The weather department has issued an 'orange' alert for Gadchiroli and a 'yellow' alert for parts of Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur, Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana and Washim districts in the Vidarbha region for Tuesday and Wednesday.

A 19-year-old man from Kodpe village in Bhamragadh taluka was swept away while crossing an overflowing stream on Monday. Search operation was on for the missing person, a district administration official said.

Eight roads, including two national highways and one state highway, were closed in Gadchiroli due to inundation, according to the district disaster management office.

The Regional Meteorological Centre here said light to moderate rainfall was likely at isolated places over Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Nagpur, Gondia, Amravati and Akola districts on Tuesday.

Light spells of rain were also likely at isolated places over Yavatmal, Washim and Buldhana districts, it added. PTI COR CLS GK