Rajgarh, Aug. 10 -- At least nine people of a family, including three women and three children, died after a car carrying 11 passengers was swept away by strong currents in an overflowing drain in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district on Monday, a senior official said. Two persons were rescued.

The incident occurred around 9am at Jhiri drain on the Pachore-Sarangpur road near Padana village in the district following heavy rainfall in the area since last night. The family from Satwas in Dewas was travelling to Kadawat village in Sarangpur tehsil to attend a religious ceremony.

SDM Sarangpur Rohit Bamhaure said heavy rain had been lashing the area since Sunday night, leading to waterlogging in around 40-45 villages. There were eleven people t...