4 DIE AFTER CAR WASHED AWAY IN FLOODS

Four people - Rahul Maheshwari (30), Arvind Nagori (60), Dipak Agrawal (33) and Navratan Goel (54) - died after the car in which they were travelling was washed away in Madhya Pradesh's Gulyana area, reports India Today quoting police sources.

They were swept away due to strong currents when they tried to cross a bridge across a flooded stream in the car. The bodies have been sent for an autopsy. 

At least eight deaths due to rain-related incidents have been reported in Madhya Pradesh as heavy showers continued to lash many parts of the state.