Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): As many as five children got stuck while catching crabs on a hill near the Mumbra Khadi Machine Dam in Maharashtra, according to the Thane Municipal Corporation Department.

"NDRF and the fire brigade team are present at the spot and a rescue operation is underway," the department further said.

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Further details are awaited.

Earlier on July 1, three people, including two minors, lost their lives after drowning in a waterfall near Bhushi dam in Lonavala. (ANI)

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