The bus was on its way to Chapda from Nemawar town when it skidded off the road and fell into the overflowing river near Khategaon, they said.
With the recovery of seven more bodies from the swollen Bagdi river on Thursday, the death toll in the Khategaon bus mishap in Dewas has risen to 21.
The Santacruz weather station in suburban Mumbai recorded a whopping 242 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am Thursday.