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Monsoon kills at least 76 in India

2021-07-24T07:04:38.186Z


The torrential rains caused landslides, floods and collapse of buildings. Indian rescuers were rummaging through mud and debris on Saturday (July 24) in an attempt to locate survivors after landslides and flooding that killed at least 76 people in the monsoon-stricken western part of the country, said on Saturday. local authorities. At least 59 people were still missing, said the government of the state of Maharashtra, of which Bombay is the capital, following multiple


Indian rescuers were rummaging through mud and debris on Saturday (July 24) in an attempt to locate survivors after landslides and flooding that killed at least 76 people in the monsoon-stricken western part of the country, said on Saturday. local authorities.

At least 59 people were still missing, said the government of the state of Maharashtra, of which Bombay is the capital, following multiple incidents - floods, landslides, landslides - linked to the monsoon.

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Forty-three people have died in three landslides in the district.

Relief operations continue,

”Sagar Pathak, head of disaster management in Raigad district, south of Mumbai, told AFP.

Two other people died in landslides in Satara district, Anirudha Ashtaputre, spokesperson for the state government of Maharashtra told AFP, and about 15 are missing.

The army to the rescue

The navy and the air force intervened to help the thousands of people affected by the floods.

But the relief operations are complicated by the landslides which cut several roads, in particular the highway between Bombay and Goa.

More than 24 hours of uninterrupted intense rainfall brought the Vashishti River out of its bed.

Neighborhoods in the locality of Chiplun, 250 km from Bombay, were drowned under 3.5 meters of water.

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Maharashtra head of government Uddhav Thackeray said emergency services were struggling to reach now isolated areas of Chiplun due to flood damaged roads and bridges.

The navy mobilized seven rescue teams equipped with inflatable boats, life jackets and buoys in the affected areas, as well as specialized drivers and a helicopter to hoist the shipwrecked people.

The Indian meteorological department has placed several regions of the state on red alert, saying heavy rains are expected to continue in the coming days.

Bombay, without water

Torrential monsoon rains were compounded by heavy tides and water releases from several dams pressurized by the accumulation of reserves, according to the government of Maharashtra.

Floods and landslides are common in India during the monsoon season (June-September), which often sees old buildings collapse after days of continuous rain.

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Authorities on Friday announced the deaths of 4 people overnight in a building collapse in a Bombay slum, less than a week after 34 people were crushed by a wall collapsing, consecutive to a landslide due to heavy rains. The rains also caused the flooding of a water treatment center, interrupting the distribution of water in "

most of the districts of Bombay

", indicated the authorities of this city of 20 million inhabitants.

Climate change is intensifying monsoon phenomena in India, according to a report by the Potsdam Climate Impact Research Institute (PIK). This report warns of the possible consequences of this development on food, agriculture and the economy in a country representing one fifth of the world's population.

Source: lefigaro

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