By PTI
MUMBAI: Thirty people have died in a landslide near a village in coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday.
The toll in the incident near Talai village in Mahad tehsil is likely to rise, police said, as many areas of Maharashtra continued to face rain fury since the past few days.
“Thirty bodies have been recovered from the landslide spot.
As many as 36 people died in major landslide at Taliye village in Raigad district. @NewIndianXpress
— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) July 23, 2021
Locals say more people are feared trapped,” and official said.
A team of NDRF has reached Mahad, around 160 km from Mumbai, and another will reach there soon, the official said.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is reviewing the situation, he added.
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