Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday reached the Raigad landslide site and spoke to personnel engaged in rescue operations (Pics/Eknath Shinde's team)
Updated On: 2023-07-20 11:48 AM IST
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Five persons died after a massive landslide at a village in Maharashtra's Raigad district, an official said on Thursday
While 75 persons have been rescued, many are still feared trapped, the official said. Four NDRF teams are engaged in rescue work
The village has around 50 houses, of which 17 were buried under the landslide, the official said. The landslide followed torrential rains in the area
NDRF personnel recovered one body from the landslide spot, while four bodies were recovered by rescue teams earlier
The landslide occurred around 11 pm on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil, around 80 km from Mumbai