Maharashtra Rain Highlights: Death toll rises to 164; 31 missing in Raigad's Taliye to be declared dead

Rescue teams dug through sludge and debris on Monday to find over 60 people trapped in landslides caused by heavy rains that have so far claimed over 160 lives four days. 2,29,074 persons have been evacuated from the affected areas so far. Check out the latest news on DH.

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So far, the floodwaters have not subsided and inclement weather persists. Hence, the relief work should be carried on with due precautions.

Rescue operation at landslide-hit Taliye village in Maharashtra's Raigad has officially ended. 31 missing people to be declared dead following due process.

The search for these missing people has been called off after seeking the opinion of NDRF/SDRF/TDRF: Raigad DM

"We are trying hard to rescue people trapped under landslide debris in Raigad and Satara but the possibility of evacuating them alive is remote. They are trapped under mud for more than three days," said a senior government official

"We are trying hard to rescue people trapped under landslide debris in Raigad and Satara but the possibility of evacuating them alive is remote. They are trapped under mud for more than three days," said a senior official with the state government, referring to two badly affected districts.

Death toll rises to 164, 100 missing

The death toll in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 164 on Monday after the recovery of 11 more bodies in Raigad and two each in Wardha and Akola, while 100 people were still missing, the state government said. So far, 2,29,074 persons have been evacuated from the affected areas, the government said in a statement.

It said till now, 71 people have died in Raigad district, 41 in Satara, 21 in Ratnagiri, 12 in Thane, seven in Kolhapur, four in Mumbai and two each in Sindhudurg, Pune, Wardha and Akola. Besides, 56 people have been injured in rain-related incidents, while 100 people are still missing, it said. In Raigad, 53 people were reported missing, in Satara-27, Ratnagiri-14, Thane-four, and Sindhudurg and Kolhapur-one each.

CM's visit to flood-hit parts in western Maha cancelled due to bad weather

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had to cancel his visit to the flood-hit Patan taluka in Satara district on Monday due to rough weather, an official said. Thackeray was to take a helicopter from Pune to Koynanagar and conduct an aerial survey of the affected areas. He was also scheduled to meet the affected people at a shelter camp set up at a zilla parishad school in Koynanagar.

Death toll in floods increases to 164

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray (in file photo) was on his way to visit the flood-affected areas of Satara district. However, his helicopter was unable to land at the Koyna helipad due to low visibility. It has hence returned to Pune Airport: CMO

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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel rescue a dog from the rooftop of a hotel in Shiroli area of flood-hit Kolhapur district in Maharashtra

People affected by landslide in Taliye village will be rehabilitated under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Union Minister Narayan Rane

Various Central Government schemes will be utilized to help flood-affected traders in Ratnagiri, he says

CM Uddhav Thackeray to do aerial survey of 3 Western Maharashtra districts today

The seven Flood Rescue Teams from the Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy, deployed to Ratnagiri and Raigarh districts, continued with the efforts to provide assistance to the flood affected local population.

Credit: Defence PRO, Mumbai

NDRF team evacuate a Covid-19 patient during a rescue operation at a flooded area after rain in Kolhapur. Credit: PTI Photo/Twitter/@satyaprad1

Mumbai-Bengaluru highway shut for traffic for 3rd day, vehicles stranded

The Mumbai-Bengaluru highway continued to be shut for vehicular traffic for the third day on Sunday as its stretch near Shiroli village in rain-battered Kolhapur district of Maharashtra remained submerged, a police official said.

As a result, around 2,000 Karnataka-bound vehicles, including trucks, are stranded on the national highway, the district police said.

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Maharashtra floods leave shocking trail of destruction

The mega-floods in the twin geographically diverse regions of Konkan and Western Maharashtra have left a shocking trail of destruction with the toll mounting to 149 even as 64 persons are still reported missing.

With traffic affected because of breaches in roads and large parts still inundated it would take some time for people to return to normalcy.

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