Landslide kills 16 individuals in rain-hit tribal village in Maharashtra, flattens 17 houses; 21 rescued
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MUMBAI: At least 16 individuals have been killed when a large landslide struck a distant hilly tribal village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district in a single day amid rains, whereas the National Disaster Response Force stopped its day-long search and rescue operation for survivors on account of downpour on Thursday, NDRF officers stated.
As many as 21 individuals have been rescued from the positioning, they stated.
The landslide occurred round 11 pm on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village, located on a hill slope, underneath Khalapur tehsil of the coastal district, round 80 km from Mumbai, and flattened 17 of the practically 50 homes within the hamlet, an official stated.
The incident came about after torrential rains within the hilly space.
From the hill base, it takes round 1. 5 hours to succeed in Irshalwadi, which doesn’t have a pucca street.
NDRF and police officers stated 16 our bodies have been recovered from the landslide web site throughout the day, whereas 21 individuals have been rescued. The Raigad police stated the final rites of 13 victims have been carried out close to the catastrophe web site.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited Irshalwadi within the morning to take inventory of the scenario and spoke to personnel engaged within the rescue operation. “Irshalwadi was not on the list of landslide-prone villages. Our priority now is to rescue those still trapped beneath the rubble,” he advised reporters on the web site.
This is a really unlucky incident and the state authorities stands with the affected individuals, Shinde stated. There is steady heavy rainfall and the particles and rubble has mounted as much as 15 to twenty ft, he added.
Shinde stated authorities weren’t in a position to transfer the equipment for the rescue operation. Two helicopters have been stored prepared for the operation, however they haven’t been in a position to take off on account of dangerous climate, he stated.
On the rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers, the CM stated 50 to 60 containers have been organized for them (as short-term shelters) and there was a plan to maneuver them to a safer place.
“We will soon take steps to carry out proper rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers. I have spoken to the divisional commissioner and district collector and discussed on the permanent rehabilitation of these villagers immediately. We are doing it on a war footing,” Shinde stated.
Search and rescue personnel on the web site have been going through hurdles because of the troublesome hill terrain of the world the place heavy tools can’t be simply moved, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and different officers stated.
In the night, NDRF personnel stopped their search and rescue operation on the landslide web site on account of dangerous climate and can resume the train on Friday morning. NDRF personnel have been armed with solely small instruments because it was troublesome to maneuver heavy tools to the catastrophe web site on account of hilly terrain and dangerous climate.
“Due to continuous heavy rain and the threat of more landslides as well as darkness, the NDRF has called off its operation for the day,” an official stated.
The 4 NDRF groups heading the search and rescue operation together with scores of different personnel will re-start their process at 5 am on Friday, he stated. Personnel and heavy tools for the rescue and reduction operation have been despatched from Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
An official stated, performing on the directive of Chief Minister Shinde, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) despatched three Bobcat-make machines from its strong waste administration division websites. These backhoe loaders, with larger manoeuvrability on account of their small measurement, will assist in rushing up rescue and reduction operations.
Thane Municipal Corporation catastrophe administration cell chief Yasin Tadvi stated rescue groups and tools have moved in the direction of the landslide web site.
A workforce of the Thane Disaster Response Force, hearth engines from CBD Belapur, Vashi and Khoparkhairane in Navi Mumbai, and personnel together with 10 ambulances have been dispatched, he stated.
Earlier within the day, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a press release, stated 48 households have been residing within the village. The village has round 50 homes, of which 17 have been buried underneath the landslide, officers stated.
Irshalwadi is a tribal village inaccessible by pucca street and is positioned 6 km from the Morbe dam, which provides water to Navi Mumbai.
Meanwhile, in a press release issued throughout the day, Deputy CM Pawar requested his supporters to not organise celebrations to mark his 63rd birthday on July 22 and directed them to donate cash to rehabilitation efforts within the landslide-hit space.
Incidentally, his supporters had deliberate to organise ‘Ajitotsav’ from July 22-31 to mark the birthday.
A dinner deliberate for Deputy CMs Pawar and Fadnavis by NCP chief Praful Patel in Mumbai has additionally been referred to as cancelled following the tragedy, Patel’s aide stated.
Eyewitnesses and survivors in Irshaldwadi narrated the shock of realising {that a} huge landslide had buried lots of them amid heavy rains that was pounding the area for the previous few days.
They managed to come back out from the mound of mud and rubble of home items, however the considered piecing collectively their lives from right here on weighed closely as they recounted their brush with destiny.
There is nothing left besides soil and particles, stated a distraught man, who used to remain lengthy with 4 pals at evening in a college positioned on the foot of the hillock.
Narrating the horror, the person stated at round 10.30 pm on Wednesday, he was sitting in the lecture room and chatting together with his pals when he heard a loud sound.
“I ran out of the school to save myself and later found there was a landslide which damaged our houses. My parents are trapped under the debris. Now, nothing is left except the soil and debris on the spot where my house was located,” he stated preventing again tears.
A pair and their toddler have been amongst those that managed to extricate themselves from the particles.
“I was sleeping when I realised we were covered by rubble and mud. I managed to pull out myself, my wife and child and then we all just ran out to save our lives,” a person stated.
“It was dark and I could hear screams of people but was not able to comprehend anything since I was unable to see what was going on. We are safe but our house is damaged,” he stated, his face exhibiting the ache and shock that the incident has inflicted.
This was the most important landslide in Maharashtra after the one which hit Malin village underneath Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district on July 30, 2014. The 2014 landslide, which claimed 153 lives, had swallowed up virtually your complete tribal village of round 50 households.
MUMBAI: At least 16 individuals have been killed when a large landslide struck a distant hilly tribal village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district in a single day amid rains, whereas the National Disaster Response Force stopped its day-long search and rescue operation for survivors on account of downpour on Thursday, NDRF officers stated.
As many as 21 individuals have been rescued from the positioning, they stated.
The landslide occurred round 11 pm on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village, located on a hill slope, underneath Khalapur tehsil of the coastal district, round 80 km from Mumbai, and flattened 17 of the practically 50 homes within the hamlet, an official stated.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The incident came about after torrential rains within the hilly space.
From the hill base, it takes round 1. 5 hours to succeed in Irshalwadi, which doesn’t have a pucca street.
NDRF and police officers stated 16 our bodies have been recovered from the landslide web site throughout the day, whereas 21 individuals have been rescued. The Raigad police stated the final rites of 13 victims have been carried out close to the catastrophe web site.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited Irshalwadi within the morning to take inventory of the scenario and spoke to personnel engaged within the rescue operation. “Irshalwadi was not on the list of landslide-prone villages. Our priority now is to rescue those still trapped beneath the rubble,” he advised reporters on the web site.
This is a really unlucky incident and the state authorities stands with the affected individuals, Shinde stated. There is steady heavy rainfall and the particles and rubble has mounted as much as 15 to twenty ft, he added.
Shinde stated authorities weren’t in a position to transfer the equipment for the rescue operation. Two helicopters have been stored prepared for the operation, however they haven’t been in a position to take off on account of dangerous climate, he stated.
On the rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers, the CM stated 50 to 60 containers have been organized for them (as short-term shelters) and there was a plan to maneuver them to a safer place.
“We will soon take steps to carry out proper rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers. I have spoken to the divisional commissioner and district collector and discussed on the permanent rehabilitation of these villagers immediately. We are doing it on a war footing,” Shinde stated.
Search and rescue personnel on the web site have been going through hurdles because of the troublesome hill terrain of the world the place heavy tools can’t be simply moved, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and different officers stated.
In the night, NDRF personnel stopped their search and rescue operation on the landslide web site on account of dangerous climate and can resume the train on Friday morning. NDRF personnel have been armed with solely small instruments because it was troublesome to maneuver heavy tools to the catastrophe web site on account of hilly terrain and dangerous climate.
“Due to continuous heavy rain and the threat of more landslides as well as darkness, the NDRF has called off its operation for the day,” an official stated.
The 4 NDRF groups heading the search and rescue operation together with scores of different personnel will re-start their process at 5 am on Friday, he stated. Personnel and heavy tools for the rescue and reduction operation have been despatched from Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
An official stated, performing on the directive of Chief Minister Shinde, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) despatched three Bobcat-make machines from its strong waste administration division websites. These backhoe loaders, with larger manoeuvrability on account of their small measurement, will assist in rushing up rescue and reduction operations.
Thane Municipal Corporation catastrophe administration cell chief Yasin Tadvi stated rescue groups and tools have moved in the direction of the landslide web site.
A workforce of the Thane Disaster Response Force, hearth engines from CBD Belapur, Vashi and Khoparkhairane in Navi Mumbai, and personnel together with 10 ambulances have been dispatched, he stated.
Earlier within the day, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a press release, stated 48 households have been residing within the village. The village has round 50 homes, of which 17 have been buried underneath the landslide, officers stated.
Irshalwadi is a tribal village inaccessible by pucca street and is positioned 6 km from the Morbe dam, which provides water to Navi Mumbai.
Meanwhile, in a press release issued throughout the day, Deputy CM Pawar requested his supporters to not organise celebrations to mark his 63rd birthday on July 22 and directed them to donate cash to rehabilitation efforts within the landslide-hit space.
Incidentally, his supporters had deliberate to organise ‘Ajitotsav’ from July 22-31 to mark the birthday.
A dinner deliberate for Deputy CMs Pawar and Fadnavis by NCP chief Praful Patel in Mumbai has additionally been referred to as cancelled following the tragedy, Patel’s aide stated.
Eyewitnesses and survivors in Irshaldwadi narrated the shock of realising {that a} huge landslide had buried lots of them amid heavy rains that was pounding the area for the previous few days.
They managed to come back out from the mound of mud and rubble of home items, however the considered piecing collectively their lives from right here on weighed closely as they recounted their brush with destiny.
There is nothing left besides soil and particles, stated a distraught man, who used to remain lengthy with 4 pals at evening in a college positioned on the foot of the hillock.
Narrating the horror, the person stated at round 10.30 pm on Wednesday, he was sitting in the lecture room and chatting together with his pals when he heard a loud sound.
“I ran out of the school to save myself and later found there was a landslide which damaged our houses. My parents are trapped under the debris. Now, nothing is left except the soil and debris on the spot where my house was located,” he stated preventing again tears.
A pair and their toddler have been amongst those that managed to extricate themselves from the particles.
“I was sleeping when I realised we were covered by rubble and mud. I managed to pull out myself, my wife and child and then we all just ran out to save our lives,” a person stated.
“It was dark and I could hear screams of people but was not able to comprehend anything since I was unable to see what was going on. We are safe but our house is damaged,” he stated, his face exhibiting the ache and shock that the incident has inflicted.
This was the most important landslide in Maharashtra after the one which hit Malin village underneath Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district on July 30, 2014. The 2014 landslide, which claimed 153 lives, had swallowed up virtually your complete tribal village of round 50 households.
