Over 100 Dead As Rain, Landslides Hit Maharashtra, 80,000 Moved To Safety

Maharashtra rain: At least 84,452 people, including over 40,000 in Kolhapur district, were shifted to safer places in Western Maharashtra's Pune division, officials said.

Over 100 people have died in rain-related incidents, including multiple landslides, in Maharashtra. The deaths include 36 people who died in a landslide in the coastal Raigad district, about 70 km from state capital Mumbai. #MaharashtraRains UPDATE23/7/21Due to hvy rains in KonkanDivWater-logging/floodingNDRF OPS CONTINUESince yesterdayIn action here todayAt SANGLIHelping Citizens to safety@HMOIndia@BhallaAjay26@PIBHomeAffairs@PIBMumbai@ANIpic.twitter.com/KyoliAh0Xz Several districts in the state - primarily the Konkan region - have been receiving incessant rain over the past few days, leaving thousands stranded in floods and landslides. "Thirty-three dead bodies recovered, 52 still missing. Rescue operation will resume in the morning. A total of 32 houses have been destroyed," Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde was reported as saying after a visit to Tilaye village in Raigad following landslide due to excessive rain. Satara district in Western Maharashtra has also been battered by the rain and several people have been reportedly swept away by the floodwaters, an official was reported as saying by news agency PTI. The official put the death count in Satara at 27.