Heavy rains lashed Nagpur city and parts of the district on Saturday morning, disrupting normal life as water entered low-lying areas, prompting the authorities to move people to safer places.Around 50 students were stuck in their college in Hudkeshwar Nagar area of the city due to flooding, but were rescued later.
Around 50 students of Antalika College in Hudkeshwar Nagar in the city, were stuck inside the college due to waterlogging on the premises. They were rescued by the fire brigade personnel of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and the police.
Incessant rains led to waterlogging in several areas of Nagpur city. Two bridges in rural parts of the district got submerged, they added.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted heavy rainfall, with the possibility of extremely heavy showers at isolated places in Nagpur and other districts of Vidarbha region over the next two days and advised people not to step out of their homes unless necessary.