India, April 3 -- City logs highest-ever single-day April downpour, surpassing the previous record set on April 4, 1896

PUNE: A woman was killed and two other persons were injured after a tree collapsed on Sinhagad road as Pune witnessed its highest-ever single-day rainfall for April, with the unseasonal downpour crippling normal life across the city on Wednesday.

The woman, Ranjana Navnath Giri, died near Navshya Maruti temple after a tree in the vicinity got uprooted by strong winds and heavy rain. Two other persons suffered injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shivajinagar recorded 65 mm rainfall - the highest-ever for a single day in April - surpassing the previous r...