Maharashtra Rains LIVE: 112 dead, 99 missing; CM Uddhav Thackeray to visit flood-affected areas
More than 100 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents, 99 still missing in Maharashtra till Saturday night, said the Relief and Rehabilitation Department. At least 53 people were left injured. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited flood-affected Chiplun where he met officials and local representatives to assess the extent of damage and ongoing relief operation.
As per the state government s data, about 1 lakh 35 thousand people have been evacuated from the flood-affected areas. Also, floodwater has entered the roads and fields, submerging many areas of the Sangli district. The Krishna river in Sangli and Panchganga in Kolhapur are in flood though the rains have subsided. Parts of Raigad, Ratnagiri districts in the coastal Konkan region and Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, have been worst affected by the floods.Â
Abdulla Shahid prays for successful rescue efforts amid landslides in western India ANI | Updated: Jul 25, 2021 09:36 IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and current Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Sunday prayed for successful rescue efforts amid landslides in western India caused by heavy monsoon rains. Our thoughts and prayers go to the Government and people of India, over the devastation being caused by heavy monsoon rain & landslides in western India. Sending our condolences to those affected and families who lost loved ones. Praying for successful rescue efforts, tweeted Shahid.
He also tagged his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in his tweet.
CM Uddhav Thackeray to inspect flood situation in Chiplun ANI | Updated: Jul 25, 2021 09:17 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will inspect the flood situation in Chiplun on Sunday.
According to the Chief Minister s Office (CMO), Thackeray will leave Mumbai for Chiplun by helicopter at 10 am today.
The Chief Minister along with other officials will reach RGPPL s MIDC (Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private limited s Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) helipad at Anjanvel in Guhagar taluka at 11 am and will leave for Chiplun by vehicle.
Thackeray will arrive at Chiplun at 12.20 pm and will later inspect the relief and rescue operations. He will then leave Anjanvel for Mumbai by helicopter at 2.40 pm, the CMO added.
Abdulla Shahid prays for successful Indian rescue efforts
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25 Jul 2021, 14:27 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and current Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Sunday prayed for successful rescue efforts amid landslides in western India caused by heavy monsoon rains. Our thoughts and prayers go to the Government and people of India, over the devastation being caused by heavy monsoon rainlandslides in western India. Sending our condolences to those affected and families who lost loved ones. Praying for successful rescue efforts, tweeted Shahid.
He also tagged his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in his tweet.
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