Search and rescue teams retrieved three more bodies from the debris at the landslide site in Irshalwadi village in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Saturday, raising the death toll to 64. An officer gave this information. The officer said that the bodies of a man and two women were recovered.

People still missing in Raigarh accident 87 An official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said, “The bodies of two women and a man were recovered from the landslide site in Irshalwadi on Saturday morning. He told that due to this the number of dead in this incident has increased 41. He said that there, 77 persons have still not been found and search and rescue operation is going on for them. One of the two women has been identified as Mahi Madhu Tirakat (24) Relief and rescue work continues for three days

Teams of NDRF and other government agencies resumed the search and rescue operation at the landslide site on Saturday morning. This is the third day of the search operation.

Landslide in 32 Ghar Zamindoj About A landslide occurred in a tribal village situated on a hill in Khalapur tehsil of coastal Raigad district. At least 64 houses in the village were completely or partially buried under the debris. Officials said that the remote village does not have a metalled road, so earth-moving equipment cannot be easily taken there. In the landslide People were evacuated safely It is worth noting that in the landslide in Raigad 32 houses of the village were razed to the ground. In which 364 residents of the village 64 died, ten were injured. were taken out safely in the accident. Some of them had gone out of the village to attend a wedding, while some were out on paddy transplanting work at the time of the incident. Three animals also died in the accident while 41 were saved.

Difficulty in relief and rescue work

The NDRF team had to face a lot of difficulties in carrying out relief and rescue work. It takes about one and half hour to reach Irshalwadi from the bottom of the hill. Officials said that since the remote village did not have a metalled road, the earthworks could not be easily taken to the spot. As the death toll in the landslide in Irshalwadi village rose, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told the Assembly on Friday that the government has decided to shift people from all landslide-prone areas of the state to safer places. He said that Irshalwadi village of Raigad district was not included in the list of landslide prone areas. 64 people were killed in a landslide on July, 919 in Taliye village of Mahad tehsil of Raigarh district. Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar highway due to landslides

A batch of more than 3,24 Amarnath yatris left for Kashmir on Saturday morning from the base camp in Jammu, but due to heavy rains and landslides, the authorities stopped them at Ramban, closing the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Officials said that 177 Landslides have been reported due to rain in Mehar and Dalwas areas on the kilometer long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. It is the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir to the rest of the country. According to officials, in the early hours of Saturday, the 3rd batch of pilgrims 047 047 left Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for Kashmir in vehicles, but were stopped at Chanderkot due to highway closure.Published Date

Sat, Jul 22, 2023, 2: 16 PM IST