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Raigad landslide: Search operation continues on third day; 86 persons missing

Raigad landslide: The landslide at the tribal village, situated on a hill slope under Khalapur tehsil that is located around 80 km from Mumbai, occurred on Wednesday night

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Raigad landslide. Pic/Satej Shinde

Raigad landslide. Pic/Satej Shinde

The search and rescue operation at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra`s Raigad district, where a massive landslide claimed the lives of at least 22 people, resumed for the third day on Saturday as 86 villagers are yet to be traced, officials said, reported PTI.

The landslide at the tribal village, situated on a hill slope under Khalapur tehsil that is located around 80 km from Mumbai, occurred on Wednesday night. The death toll till Thursday evening was 16, which went up to 22 on Friday as six more bodies were recovered. The deceased included nine men, as many women and four children. Nine members of a family perished in the disaster, officials have said.

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