At least 35 people have died in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, due to incessant rain and landslides across the state. According to reports, 32 of them died in Talai while 4 others have succumbed to nature’s fury in Sakhar Sutar Wadi. District Collector Nidhi Chaudhary said that another 30 people are feared trapped in the debris.
As many as 12 local relief teams, two from the Indian Navy, two from the coastguard, and three from the National Disaster Response Team (NDRF) have been deployed to the inundated areas. A team of NDRF has reached Mahad, around 160 km from Mumbai, and another will reach there soon, the official said. So far, over 1,000 people have been rescued.
As per a statement, relief operations are also being carried out by the Indian Navy by helicopter. INS Abhimanyu is also involved in relief operations. “The local administration is appealing stranded people to come on their rooftops so that they may be visible and can be rescued rescue through boats. The search operation is also being conducted by helicopters,” an official statement said.
Meanwhile, at least five people have died in the landslides that occurred in Maharashtra’s Raigad district caused by incessant rains that battered the region over the last 24 hours. District Collector Nidhi Chaudhary had on Friday informed that at least 30 people are still trapped inside. The landslides have led to roadblocks and waterlogging that have delayed rescue operations by the National Disaster Response Force last night.
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