Landslide in Maharashtra’s Raigad: Nothing left besides soil and particles, says eyewitness

By PTI

MUMBAI: There is nothing left besides soil and particles, mentioned a distraught man whose mother and father have been trapped beneath the rubble of a large landslide at Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.

The landslide, which has claimed 10 lives, occurred late Wednesday night time on a hilltop in Irshalwadi the place the person and his 4 mates used to remain at night time at a college positioned down the hill.

Narrating the horror, the person mentioned at round 10.30 pm on Wednesday, he was sitting in the classroom and chatting along with his mates when he heard a loud sound.

“I ran out of the school to save myself and later found there was a landslide which damaged our houses,” he mentioned.

“My parents are trapped under the debris. Now, nothing is left except the soil and debris at the place of my house,” he mentioned whereas combating again tears.

Nobody was in a position to come out, he mentioned.

VIDEO | Four killed, many others feared trapped after a number of homes reportedly collapsed in Khalapur space of Maharashtra’s Raigad district because of rainfall-triggered landslide final night time. CM Eknath Shinde visited the positioning earlier at this time. The NDRF is finishing up rescue operation.… pic.twitter.com/7rRjfAO6iS

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 20, 2023

The man additionally mentioned he has a brother, who research in a close-by ashram (residential) faculty, and he’s but to listen to from him.

An anganwadi employee, who used to go to homes within the space, informed reporters there have been 45 homes on the web site and 43 of them have been affected by the landslide.

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There have been 229 folks, together with 25 youngsters as much as six years of age, staying in these homes, the girl claimed, including she was shattered by the incident.

An aged girl, who got here from a close-by village, in a choked voice mentioned 5 members of her household have been trapped beneath the particles of the landslide.

As the search and rescue operation was underway on the web site, kinfolk of the landslide-affected folks rushed to the spot to know the whereabouts of their close to and pricey ones.

MUMBAI: There is nothing left besides soil and particles, mentioned a distraught man whose mother and father have been trapped beneath the rubble of a large landslide at Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.

The landslide, which has claimed 10 lives, occurred late Wednesday night time on a hilltop in Irshalwadi the place the person and his 4 mates used to remain at night time at a college positioned down the hill.

Narrating the horror, the person mentioned at round 10.30 pm on Wednesday, he was sitting in the classroom and chatting along with his mates when he heard a loud sound.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“I ran out of the school to save myself and later found there was a landslide which damaged our houses,” he mentioned.

“My parents are trapped under the debris. Now, nothing is left except the soil and debris at the place of my house,” he mentioned whereas combating again tears.

Nobody was in a position to come out, he mentioned.

VIDEO | Four killed, many others feared trapped after a number of homes reportedly collapsed in Khalapur space of Maharashtra’s Raigad district because of rainfall-triggered landslide final night time. CM Eknath Shinde visited the positioning earlier at this time. The NDRF is finishing up rescue operation.… pic.twitter.com/7rRjfAO6iS
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 20, 2023
The man additionally mentioned he has a brother, who research in a close-by ashram (residential) faculty, and he’s but to listen to from him.

An anganwadi employee, who used to go to homes within the space, informed reporters there have been 45 homes on the web site and 43 of them have been affected by the landslide.

ALSO READ | Five useless after landslide at village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district

There have been 229 folks, together with 25 youngsters as much as six years of age, staying in these homes, the girl claimed, including she was shattered by the incident.

An aged girl, who got here from a close-by village, in a choked voice mentioned 5 members of her household have been trapped beneath the particles of the landslide.

As the search and rescue operation was underway on the web site, kinfolk of the landslide-affected folks rushed to the spot to know the whereabouts of their close to and pricey ones.