Two men washed away in floods in Akola district

Two men have swept away in floodwaters in Maharashtra's Akola district in separate incidents in the last two days, police said. Dharma alias Mahendra Ramakrishna Wankhede (25) was swept away in the Pohara river at Dapura village in Telhara tehsil while crossing a bridge.

Prashant Balakrushna Gavarguru (36) was swept away in Vidrupa river at Panchagavhan village in the same tehsil. A search was on in both cases.