’10 times deadlier’: Floods devastate town in India’s Maharashtra

A week after floods destroyed their town and killed many, residents in Chiplun town remember the tragedy.

Chiplun, Maharashtra, India – At least 209 people are confirmed dead due to floods caused by the heavy monsoon rainfall since July 22 in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Ratnagiri and Raigad, the two coastal districts in the state’s Konkan region, were the worst hit, reporting 130 of the total deaths in floods and landslides. Ratnagiri’s Chiplun and Raigad’s Mahad bore the maximum brunt of the disaster, forcing Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to visit the two towns on Sunday.