16 killed, 100 missing as rain-triggered landslide buries hamlet in Maharashtra

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on July 20, 2023
In one of the biggest natural disasters in Maharashtra, a massive landslide precipitated by over 400mm of rainfall flattened a remote tribal hamlet named Irshalwadi in Khalapur tehsil in the foothills of the Sahyadri range in Raigad district on Wednesday night.

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Published on July 21, 2023 -  03:18
Raigad Landslide: 16 dead after landslip triggered by heavy rains buries village | Oneindia News
At least 16 persons were killed and 21 injured after a landslip induced by incessant rainfall buried the hamlet of Irshalwadi in Raigad district, 65 km from Mumbai. The rescue and search operation at the hamlet resumed on Friday morning. The landslide occurred around 11 pm on Wednesday at the tribal village, situated on a hill slope, under Khalapur tehsil of the coastal district, around 80 km from Mumbai. #RaigadLandslide #Raigad #Maharashtra #MaharashtraRainfall #Landslide #MaharashtraLandslide #HeavyRainfall ~HT.99~PR.152~ED.155~

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