Maharashtra floods: 112 dead, 99 missing in rain-related incidents

As many as 112 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents while 99 were still missing in Maharashtra till Saturday night, the Relief and Rehabilitation Department said. A total of 53 people were injured and 3,221 animals have died.

Flood water entered roads and fields, submerging many areas of Sangli district in Maharashtra. The Southern Command unit of the Indian Army rescued stranded villagers from submerged areas and evacuated around 1,35,000 in the flood-affected areas, added the Relief and Rehabilitation Department.

"As per the data of July 24 at 9.30 pm, about 1 lakh 35 thousand people have been evacuated from the flood-affected areas. A total of 112 deaths have been reported and 3,221 animals have died. A total of 53 people were injured and 99 are missing," said Relief and Rehabilitation Department.

On Saturday, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carried out an extensive search for missing persons in Maharashtra's Raigad, Ratnagiri and Satara districts. 26 teams of the NDRF are engaged in relief and rescue operations in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Palghar, Raigad, Sahara, Sangli, Sindhudurg Nagar and Kolhapur in coordination with the state administration. Additional eight teams were airlifted to Maharashtra-- four each from Kolkata and Vadodara.

Earlier in the day, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in a statement said an extensive search is on for missing persons in Maharashtra's Raigad, Ratnagiri and Satara districts.

NDRF said its 26 teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Palghar, Raigad, Sahara, Sangli, Sindhudurg Nagar and Kolhapur in coordination with the state administration. Additional eight teams are being airlifted to Maharashtra-- four each from Kolkata and Vadodara.

Earlier, a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Raigad district in Maharashtra led to the death of at least 36 people.