Pune or Florida? Internet wonders about rain storm blowing files out of collector's office

While world’s attention is on US state of Florida due to devastating Hurricane Ian, Maharashtra’s Pune district is facing storms of its own. Currently, a video from Pune is going viral on internet as strong winds and heavy rain is lashing district. 

In a video that is widely being circulated on Twitter,  what appear to be files and documents from collector’s office are seen being blown away by strong winds coupled with a shower. footage also amazed several netizens and some even called scenes ‘apocalyptic’. 

Rains in Pune uproot trees, cause water-logging

wear in Pune were damaging on September 30 as a few trees were uprooted due to strong winds and a 60-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed after a tree fell on his vehicle. An inspector from Yerawa police station told PTI that man was identified as Jagjit Singh Sangar and he was in Ramnagar area of Yerawa around 4.30 p.m. when incident occurred. Moreover, a woman also got stuck after falling of a tree on a cow shed near her.

On Twitter, many users posted pictures of damage that city sustained due to strong winds. A user posted a picture of a tree fallen on a bike while anor shared a video showing cars crushed under trees. 

Instances of water-logging and traffic snarls were also seen in many parts of city due to heavy rains. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that intense spells of rain in Pune will occur till October 4 as rainfall activity is expected to pick up pace starting September 30. According to IMD, city received 26.5 mm rainfall till 9 p.m. on September 29 and number is likely to increase in next few days.