Raigad landslide claims 16 lives so far, NDRF resumes day 2 search & rescue ops
A total of 16 bodies have been recovered and 21 poeple were rescued so far at the landslide-hit Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, according to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The search and rescue operation resumed for the second day after the authorities earlier halted the operation fearing possible landslide during the night amid incessant rainfall.
“Due to heavy rainfall and the threat of further landslide in the dark, the rescue operation has been called off with consultation of local administration and will resume tomorrow morning,” the NDRF said on Thursday.
The landslide occurred at Wednesday night in the village situated on a hill slope in the coastal district around 80 km from Mumbai, flattening 17 out of 50 houses in the area.
