Landslide death toll rises to 10 in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. Local residents say more than 100 people are trapped under the debris. Incessant rains in the last 24 hours have wreaked havoc in the region.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who died in the disaster. He said that the Maharashtra government will bear the medical expenses of the injured. But Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that efforts are being made to rescue the trapped people.
The landslide occurred in Irshalwadi village of Khalapur tehsil of Raigad. According to preliminary information, there are 48 families here. About 75 people have been relocated.
