*DEADLY DEV-KUND TRAP ALERT**
Complex Topography of Sahyadri-Crestline around Tamhini; The reason behind flash-floods near Dev-Kund.
Due to a lack of understanding on this & the way this location was trending viral on social media; Quite a few precious lives were lost in this monsoon season…!
Please read through carefully..!
Rainfall statistics of Tamhini region (Courtesy:Vivek Kale):-
– Average rainfall of 7500mm per-season.
– 5th wettest place in India, 1975-2016 data.
(No wonder why Tamhini region is a sensitive bio-diversity hot-spot!)
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Two Pune trekkers on their way to Maharashtra’s Devkund waterfall go missing
Mumbai city news: Police believe they may have drowned
Updated: Jul 11, 2017 15:43:19
https://m.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/two-pune-trekkers-on-their-way-to-maharashtra-s-devkund-waterfall-go-missing/story-rK1xDCVCugI45Zw8JlOxyK_amp.html
2017
- Missing Pune trekkers found dead at Maharashtra’s Devkund
- Maharashtra: After two deaths, Devkund bans trekkers and tourists
- Mumbai: 55 students trapped at Devkund waterfalls rescued