Raigad in coastal Maharashtra received 23.42 millimetres of rainfall till 9 am on Monday in the wake of cyclone Tauktae, with the region also experiencing gusty winds since midnight that partially damaged 839 houses, a senior official said.
A release from the district collector's office said 8,383 people belonging to 2,263 families staying in homes along the seafront had been evacuated as a precautionary measure.
It said a 50-year-old woman, identified as Neeta Naik, died in Uran in a wall collapse while selling vegetables by the roadside.
A red alert has been sounded in the district, the release said.
Assistant Fisheries Commissioner Suresh Bharti said all boats that were out in sea along the 240-kilometre coastline of the district had returned safely, while 25 boats from Mumbai were anchored in Dighi Port in the district.
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