Aurangabad Sep 28 PTI As many as 16 persons stranded in floodwaters were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force NDRF using a helicopter in Maharashtras Osmanabad district on Tuesday officials saidThe district and other parts of the Marathwada region have been lashed by rains in the last two daysSix persons including two children were rescued by the helicopter from Dautpur village in Osmanabad tehsil while ten persons were rescued from Saundane Amba village in Kalamb tehsil The collector of the neighbouring Latur district Prithviraj B P told PTI that a family of three including a child was reportedly stranded at Pohregaon in Renapur tehsil of the district but rescue teams could not reach the spot due to the bad weather and low visibility We are trying other ways to rescue them The helicopter has halted in Latur It will fly tomorrow morning to rescue them he said The Osmanabad district has received 82490 mm of average rainfall this monsoon 204 mm higher than the 62060 mm recorded last year with Bhoom tehsil receiving 96160 mm rain this season so far an official saidAfter several years the district part of the generally parched Marathwada region has received such robust rain which stands at 13678 per cent of the annual average he addedDams like Sinakolegaon Chandani Manjra Terna Lower Terna Ruibhar Kurnoor and Bori are overflowing Ujani Dam which is the main source of water for Osmanabad city is also overflowing Heavy rains have affected Kharif crops like soybean moong urad tur cotton and bajra he said The Osmanabad-Ausa road was blocked as water was flowing over the Kamegaon-Samudrawani bridge with vehicles stranded on both sides for several hours the official said PTI AW KRK KRK