1 / 12It has been raining heavily in Ratnagiri for the last two-three days and unprecedented conditions have prevailed in Khed and Chiplun. Many houses have been swept away due to heavy rains.2 / 12Normal lives have been disrupted due to floods in Chiplun area. 3 / 12Heavy rains have lashed coastal districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg resulting in big and small rivers swelling above the danger levels.4 / 12Chiplun and Khed areas were inundated with12 feet water in many places. The water has not come down for the last 10 hours5 / 12Many citizens have to take shelter in nearby buildings to save their lives.6 / 12The ground floor of the building is completely submerged. Ten hours after the floods, an NDRF team has finally arrived in Chiplun.7 / 12Flood waters rushed into the shops, offices, homes and ground floor flats, many big and small vehicles were fully submerged or washed away, and people remained trapped in their homes for hours.8 / 12Many Konkan people have been swept away by the floods.9 / 12About 5,000 people are said to have been swept away by the floodwaters. In some places, water has accumulated up to the first floor of the building.10 / 12The flood situation in Chiplun has persisted for the last 10 hours and the flood waters have not receded11 / 12Chiplun's rural as well as urban areas and markets are in dire situation.12 / 12This photograph of vehicles submerged in the flood waters will give an idea of the serious situation and damage in Chiplun.