Mumbai/Raigad: A fire officer from the Navi Mumbai civic body died due to a heart attack while he was on his way to join the rescue operations at the site of a landslide in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, reports said on Thursday.
At least 15 people have been feared dead in the landslide that occurred in Raigad on July 19 night. According to officials, the landslide occurred around 11 p.m. at Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil. More than 70 persons have been successfully rescued.
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“About 15-20 were feared dead in the Raigad landslide. The rescue operations are going on a war footing, inclement weather creating problems for air rescue operations,” Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde who rushed to the village, said.
NDRF teams have rushed to the site amid reports of at least 100 persons feared to be trapped, the official said. Over 20 persons injured in the landslide have been admitted to a hospital in Navi Mumbai, the official said.
Amid the rainfall situation in Maharashtra’s Palghar the district administration instructed 23 members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team to be prepared to deal with torrential rains, said officials on Thursday.
As per District Magistrate Office Palghar, the district administration in Palghar, Maharashtra, gave 23 NDRF members instructions to be ready amid persistent downpours.
