A search and rescue operation party has reached Taliye in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, where a landslide buried an entire village with over 40 houses, which was again hampered by heavy rain today.
Sources said that 36 bodies are recovered and 40 villagers are still missing since Thursday. Altogether 57 people have reportedly died and 80 are still missing. In Kevanale in Raigad, 11 bodies were recovered from a landslide scene. Seven people were killed in multiple landslides in Satara district and 30 more were missing. In Ratnagiri’s Posare, three persons were killed after a portion of hillock collapsed while 14 persons were still reported missing.
Chief minister Uddhav Thakeray Mumbai stated that landslides were reported at 10 places. He also declared financial assistance for the landslide-hit people. The state’s
State relief and rehabilitation minister Vijay Wadettiwar said the villagers were alerted and moved to safer locations in anticipation of heavy rains. He added the India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert. “We had relocated villagers of Taliye a few days back to safer location considering the risky terrain. However, the locals moved back to the same place before the landslide.”
Raigad collector Nidhi Choudhari has informed the media that nearly 32 houses were buried under the landslide and around 10 persons survived with minor injuries. “Based on the information from locals and survivors, we can say almost 30-35 people are still feared trapped. We have pressed more rescuers into service.”
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