<div>In Maharashtra, one person died while around 100 to 110 others, who were stranded at Chinchoti waterfall in Vasai in Palghar district, were rescued by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Fire Brigade and local police yesterday. The area witnessed continuous rain yesterday morning which led to these people getting stranded at the waterfall.</div>''<div></div>''<div>Police identified the deceased as 35-year-old Bhavesh Gupta from suburban Kandivali and added that most of the people who had visited the site were from northern Mumbai suburbs like Kandivali, Borivali and Malad besides Santacruz.</div>''<div></div>''<div>Among those rescued, 26 persons were stranded in the danger zone of the Chinchoti waterfall. A team of the 5 Battalion of the NDRF, stationed at Andheri in Mumbai, was provided a 'green corridor' by the traffic police to get to the site of operations near Vasai quickly. An IAF helicopter was also pressed into service to carry out the rescue operation.</div>''<div></div>''<div>The waterfall, a popular destination among tourists during the monsoon, is situated in Tungareshwar forest, over 70 kilometres from Mumbai.</div>