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regular-article-logo Wednesday, 25 December 2024

Torrential rains trigger landslides in Pune and Konkan divisions

The death toll rose to 112 on Saturday, including 52 in the coastal Raigad district

PTI Pune Published 25.07.21, 04:03 AM
Volunteers of a local NGO on a raft at Maruti Chowk in Sangli, Maharashtra, which was submerged by the overflowing Krishna river on Saturday.

Volunteers of a local NGO on a raft at Maruti Chowk in Sangli, Maharashtra, which was submerged by the overflowing Krishna river on Saturday. PTI photo

The death toll from the torrential rains that battered Maharashtra’s Pune and Konkan divisions over the last three days and triggered landslides in some areas rose to 112 on Saturday, including 52 in the coastal Raigad district alone, the state government said in a release.

As many as 1,35,313 people have been shifted to safer places including 78,111 in Western Maharashtra’s Sangli district followed by 40,882 in Kolhapur district.

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