Amid incessant rains hitting several parts of Gujarat, one person went missing in the Navsari city on Saturday. The search is underway, as per the district administration.
With his state grappling with excessive rainfall and flooding, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the prevailing situation.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) continued search and rescue operations at the Raigad Irshalgad landslide-hit area on Saturday. So far, 22 dead bodies have been recovered from the site, according to officials.
A total of 21 bodies have been recovered so far after a major landslide hit Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil in Maharashtra's Raigad district on July 19 following the torrential rains in the region, officials said on Friday.
As many as 16 people were killed and several others were injured after the landslide occurred at Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday, officials said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday expressed grief over the landslide incident in Raigad that killed at least four people. He also announced an aid of five lakh rupees to the families of the deceased, said officials.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that he had spoken to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde regarding the landslide that occurred as a result of heavy rains in Maharashtra's Raigad and that a total of 4 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were deployed to carry ou
As per District Magistrate Office Palghar, the district administration in Palghar, Maharashtra, gave 23 NDRF members instructions to be ready amid persistent downpours.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday morning arrived at the site of the landslide in Raigad district, where four people were killed and several are feared trapped under debris.
The NDRF said that two teams have reached the spot and launched the search and rescue operation. They further informed that two more teams have left from Mumbai to join the operation.
A total of six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in Gir Somnath, Kutch, Navsari, Valsad, Amreli and Rajkot districts of Gujarat in view of heavy rainfall, officials said on Wednesday.