Pashupatinath shrine flooded

Mandsaur, MP, Aug 10 (UNI) Flood in Madhya Pradesh did not even spare the divine as water from the overflowing Shivna river rushed into the Pashupatinath temple here and submerged the eight-foot-high idol today even as rains lashed the district headquarters.

''Water is constantly flowing into the shrine,'' said the priest.

The temple and others buildingssituated on the Shivna's bank are waterlogged. This is the second time the Pashupatinath shrine has been deluged. Mandsaur received 92 mm rainfall since morning for 2000 hrs.

The district received 40 inches precipitation this season while the average is 32 inches. Three people were swept away in nullahs while two bodies recovered.

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