138 Dead, Several Missing After Floods, Landslides Batter Maharashtra

89,333 people have been evacuated so far, including 40,882 from Kolhapur and 42,573 from Sangli, where visuals from news agency ANI showed the Tandulwadi and Kanegaon villages submerged

At least 76 people are dead, 89 injured and several missing after torrential rain over the past few days led to floods and landslides in coastal districts of Maharashtra, destroying thousands of buildings and roads, leaving entire villages underwater and prompting a desperate search for survivors, as well as a massive rescue and relief op that included the evacuation of nearly 90,000. #WATCH | Maharashtra: Tandulwadi & Kanegaon villages of Sangli district submerge due to overflowing Varna river."Our houses & farmlands are completely submerged in floodwater. NDRF team hasn't arrived yet. No rescue operation has been conducted by govt," says Pankaj, a villager pic.twitter.com/2YP0zSUneJ Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visits Taliye village of Mahad, Raigad to review the flood-like situation following incessant rain in the area pic.twitter.com/wW2T0LzHPp #MaharashtraRainsKonkan region of Maharashtra is witnessing worst ever floods.#Chiplun worst hit with the entire city being inundated, leaving more than 5,000 people stranded, breaking all records from 2005.Scary visual from Chiplun today…God save the world ???? pic.twitter.com/1xSgCOb0Hs #MaharashtraRains24/7/21@NDRFHQ @ WORK@ 4 diff landslides :So far ???????????????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????(????)???????????????????????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????(????)1. Posare,Khed 5(D), 12(M)2.Talai,Raigad-36 (D) 34 (M)3.Mirgaon,Satara- M (10)4.Ambeghar,Satara-6(D) 8(M)Ops On pic.twitter.com/RyUOMsmugA Anguished by the loss of lives due to a landslide in Raigad, Maharashtra. My condolences to the bereaved families. I wish the injured a speedy recovery.The situation in Maharashtra due to heavy rains is being closely monitored and assistance is being provided to the affected. #WATCH | Maharashtra: Daily commuters' movement affected as roads waterlogged, in Gandhi Market area following incessant rainfall. pic.twitter.com/1LpwYNVK0j At this point - with damage and fatality reports still being collected - the number of dead and missing are uncertain; the state government has said 76 are dead and 30 missing, while Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said 138 are dead and 59 missing. Raigad, Ratnagiri, Palghar, Thane, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts have been worst affected, with bad weather making it difficult for rescue workers to reach some towns and villages, even via helicopters. Access has been relatively easier floodwaters receded. 89,333 people have been evacuated so far, including 40,882 from Kolhapur and 42,573 from Sangli, where visuals from news agency ANI showed the Tandulwadi and Kanegaon villages submerged.