Monsoon devastation in Maharashtra: Death toll in landslides and floods rises to 149; 64 people missing
The death toll in various rain-related incidents including floods and landslides in Maharashtra rose to 149 on Sunday, while 36 more bodies were found in Satara and Raigad districts, while rescue operations intensified, while 64, the state government said. People are missing. The statement said that 50 people have been injured in these incidents so far.
A total of 2,29,074 people have been evacuated from the affected districts of Konkan region and western Maharashtra.
A statement from the state secretariat control room said 28 more people died from Satara district in western Maharashtra and 8 more from Raigad district of the coastal region.
So far 60 people have died in Raigad, 21 in Ratnagiri, 41 in Satara, 12 in Thane, seven in Kolhapur, four in suburban Mumbai and two each in Sindhudurg and Pune, the government said.
A total of 875 villages in Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Pune have been affected by the torrential rains.
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Ratnagiri: A flood relief operation was carried out under Operation Varsha in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
Five relief camps have been set up in the flood-hit Chiplun town of Ratnagiri district. 25 teams of NDRF, four teams of SDRF, two teams of Coast Guard, five teams of Navy and three teams of Army are conducting the operation. relief and rescue operations,” the statement said.
The road has been closed for traffic due to the collapse of the bridge over the Vashisthi river connecting Chiplun with Mumbai.
The state government has provided emergency financial assistance of Rs 2 crore each to Raigad and Ratnagiri districts. Financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh each has also been provided to the rain-hit Satara, Sangli, Pune, Kolhapur, Thane and Sindhudurg, the statement said.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited Chiplun, the site of severe floods and interacted with residents, traders and shopkeepers. He promised all possible help from the state government to restore normalcy in the region.
Thackeray said he would need “central assistance for long-term mitigation measures”, and added that he would visit western Maharashtra on Monday and prepare comprehensive data on the extent of the damage.
Heavy rains earlier this week led to landslides in some areas of Maharashtra, including the deadliest landslide at Taliye village in Raigad district.
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