89,000 rendered homeless in flood-battered Maharashtra

As rains finally took a break the floodravaged districts of Maharashtra presented a grim scenario with over 89000 people evacuated and only beginning to grapple with the idea of how to rebuild their lives officials said here on SaturdayChief Minister Uddhav Thackeray left Mumbai by helicopter to Raigad and then by road to survey the worsthit Taliye village near Mahad where more than 50 people perished under a hillslide on FridayAccording to the State Disaster Management Authority SDMA the towns of Chiplun and Khed in Ratnagiri district were completely inundated with water both remained cutoff from land routes as the Vashishti River bridge was washed away in the floodMaharashtraRains UPDATE24721Due to hvy rains in KonkanDivWaterloggingflooding NDRFHQ OPS CONTINUE5Ndrf In action here todayAt KOLHAPURChikhliAmbewadiRescueEvacuationHMOIndia BhallaAjay26 PIBHomeAffairs PIBMumbai ANI pictwittercom4XixZeQ1ZNmdash alphatalpha pralphadhalphan DG NDRF satyaprad1 July 24 2021MaharashtraRains UPDATE24721Due to hvy rains in KonkanDivWaterloggingflooding NDRFHQ OPS CONTINUESince yesterday5Ndrf In action here todayAt KOLHAPURRescueEvacuationIncluding InfantsHMOIndia BhallaAjay26 PIBHomeAffairs PIBMumbai ANI pictwittercomsXAkQcC7fWmdash alphatalpha pralphadhalphan DG NDRF satyaprad1 July 24 2021As unprecedented rains jacked up the water levels to more than 1520 feet or twothree floors of buildings thousands of people were stranded on rooftops or upper floods and were seen screaming for helpThe NDRF and ICG teams were deployed to rescue them while the IAF choppers dropped food and medicine packets and over 1000 were evacuated safelyWith a stupendous record 110cms rainfall in the popular hillstation of Mahabaleshwar massive water rushed to the Koyna Dam and Koltewadi Dam and their discharges caused the Vashishti River to swell above the danger levels resulting in floods in the towns and villages on its banksAlso read Maharashtra Double whammy for western districts hit by Covid rainThere were over a dozen hillslides and landslips in different districts burying scores and many more reported missing and efforts on a warfront are on to rescue them from the slush and stonesThe state government has sanctioned Rs 2crore for relief operations to the affected regions where water levels started receding and cleaning operations have been taken upThe SDMA today pegged the current official death toll at 76 besides another 59 missing and 38 injured in the floods hillslips landslides and other rainrelated tragediesThe worsthit districts were Kolhapur Raigad Sangli Ratnagiri Satara Sindhudurg Mumbai and Thane hitting a total of 890 villagesA total of 25 NDRF teams plus eight on standby three units each of Indian Army and Indian Coast Guard seven of Indian Navy and one of Indian Air Force besides local authorities are engaged in the rescue operations nonstop since the past over 24 hoursThe SDMA said that with fresh rains starting in the area the authorities are on high alert to prevent any untoward situation while health officials are keeping an eye on the region for possible outbreak of any diseases in the flood aftermathThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever