Operation to clear the Rubble
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The death toll in the landslide at Malin village near Pune rose to 23 on Thursday morning even as rescue workers resumed operations, which were hampered during the night due to rains and poor visibility. As many as 44 houses were crushed in Malin village, situated in Ambegaon taluka, some 120 kms from the district headquarters here in Western Maharashtra, by the massive landslide that occurred on Wednesday morning trapping about 160 people under the debris after large parts of a hillside collapsed on them. According to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials, 23 bodies have been recovered so far from under the debris by NDRF jawans, who also saved eight injured persons pulling them out alive. Earth-moving machinery has been pressed into service but the rescuers are moving slowly to avoid causing harm to the possible survivors, Pune Collector Saurav Rao had earlier said, adding the operation to clear the rubble was on.
Courtesy: The Hindu
#Punelandslide #Punerains #Pune #UtheStory
The death toll in the landslide at Malin village near Pune rose to 23 on Thursday morning even as rescue workers resumed operations, which were hampered during the night due to rains and poor visibility. As many as 44 houses were crushed in Malin village, situated in Ambegaon taluka, some 120 kms from the district headquarters here in Western Maharashtra, by the massive landslide that occurred on Wednesday morning trapping about 160 people under the debris after large parts of a hillside collapsed on them. According to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials, 23 bodies have been recovered so far from under the debris by NDRF jawans, who also saved eight injured persons pulling them out alive. Earth-moving machinery has been pressed into service but the rescuers are moving slowly to avoid causing harm to the possible survivors, Pune Collector Saurav Rao had earlier said, adding the operation to clear the rubble was on.
Courtesy: The Hindu
