Torrential rains in India kill 138 people

Are already 138 people killed by floods and landslides caused by rains torrential waves recorded in the last few hours in the Indian state of Maharashtra, in the west of the country. Where is.

The figure has been confirmed by the country’s authorities in his last official report this Saturday.

“We are already registered 138 accidental deaths in Maharashtra due to rain and other monsoon-related incidents ”, Maharashtra Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation Vijay Wadettiwar said, to an Indian television station.

According to information gathered by the media, the Konkan region is the most affected, with thousands of people trapped by the floods, while the authorities deployed helicopters to evacuate the victims in the region of Raigad, 70 kilometers from Bombay.

At least 84,452 people, including more than 40,000 in Kolhapur District, were evacuated to safety in Pune Division, western Maharashtra, authorities said. At least 54 villages were completely affected by the floods.

The deaths were mainly concentrated in Maharashtra as well as in the capital, Bombay. Of the deaths, 47 were recorded in Raigad, according to local disaster management official Sagar Pathak. Thirty-six people died in a single village, Taliye, buried by a landslide.

“Destroyed bridges, buildings, houses …” lamented the head of emergencies, who confirmed more than 600 rescues in the last hours. the official clarified that at least fifty people are still trapped or missing in the affected areas in this this is the worst rains recorded in the state in the last 40 years.

Authorities have asked those trapped to move to rooftops or high areas where rescue teams can locate them for evacuation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “distressed” by the deaths caused by the landslides and sent his condolences to the families of the victims. Likewise, the country’s authority has expressed its wish for a “speedy recovery for the wounded”.

“The situation in Maharashtra due to the heavy rains is being closely analyzed and assistance is being provided to those affected,” Modi said in a post on his official account on the social network Twitter.

(With information from Europa Press)

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