Maharashtra floods updates: Toll rises to 30, Bangalore-Mangalore blocked after landslide
A flood-like situation has developed in various districts across the state due to heavy rains. The situation might take a turn for the worse in the upcoming days.
Heavy rains battered large swathes of the country and the situation remained grim in flood-hit parts of Maharashtra. Several deaths in rain and flood-related incidents have been reported from western Maharashtra in the last seven days. Floodgates were also opened in the dams in Maharashtra.
Nearly 2.5 lakh people have been evacuated in Sangli, Kolhapur and Pune, Divisional Commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar said. He warned people against travelling on the Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway.
Here are the Updates:
9 pm: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued over 8,000 people from Sangli district and over 2,000 people from Kolhapur district.
#Maharashtra: National Disaster Response Force rescued about 8000 people from Sangli district and about 2000 people from Kolhapur district today. pic.twitter.com/wAwAEEe6jM ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2019
7.15 pm: Rescue operations continue in Sirol area of Kolhapur.
#WATCH Maharashtra: Rescue operations continue in Sirol area of Kolhapur. #MaharashtraFloods pic.twitter.com/mzqw2cH1ML ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2019
6.45 pm: Death toll rises to 29 in Pune division (Solapur, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur and Pune), due to floods, six people missing. As many as 2.85 lakh people have been evacuated to a safe place from Pune division.
6 pm: People from areas under water for over two days to get financial aid, Maharashtra order said. The BJP-led Maharashtra government on Friday drew flak for laying down a norm that financial aid would be given to people in those areas which had been under water for more than two days.
05:10 pm: Water being released into Godavari from Gangapur dam due to incessant rains. The water level of the Godavari has risen but it is flowing within its banks, the officials said.
05:05 pm: Maharashtra minister accused of disaster tourism: Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan stoked a controversy after two selfie videos surfaced purportedly showing him smiling and waving hands cheerfully as he inspected parts of the flood-hit district. This prompted the opposition NCP, the Congress and the MNS to rebuke Mahajan, who in turn, asked them not to politicise flood relief work. Alleging the BJP minister was on "disaster tourism", the NCP also asked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to seek resignation of the "insensitive" water resources minister.
05:00 pm: NDRF work underway in parts of Maharashtra
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04:30 pm: Indian Airforce helicopter landed in Sangli and one more landing in few minutes. Total 34 teams are working in Kolhapur and 36 teams in Sangli. (These include NDRF, Navy, CoastGuard, SDRF etc).
04:08 pm: Bangalore-Mangalore road blocked due to landslide near Doddakoppalu, 15 KMS from Sakaleshpura towards Shiradi.
04:00 pm: Karnataka increases water discharge from Almatti dam. The move is expected to ease flood situation in Kolhapur and Sangli districts of Maharashtra.
02:47 pm: Sharad Pawar urges Maharashtra govt to waive farmers loans in flood-hit areas
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has urged the Maharashtra government to waive loans of farmers who hail from flood-affected areas in the state.
The NCP also said all public representatives of the party will donate one month's salary for flood relief.
12:22 pm| Death toll reaches 30 in Maharashtra
Thirty people have reportedly died due to floods in Maharashtra. 11 people have died in Sangali, 4 in Kolhapur,6 in Pune, 7 in Satara, 1 in Solapur.
11:05| Passengers stranded in Kolhapur's Kini village
More than 500 passengers stranded in Kolhapur's Kini village, due to heavy rains in the region.
10:41| NDRF continues rescue operation in Kolhapur
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams continue rescue operation in Kolhapur.
9:29 am: Maharashtra expected to release more water from dams
Maharashtra is expected to release more water from dams of Krishna and Bhima river. Bijapur and Bagalkot districts in Karnataka will be affected.
9:27 am| Senior citizens being rescued by NDRF
Senior citizens being rescued by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from flood-affected Jhulelal chowk in Sangli.
8:30 am| 12 Navy teams deployed in Sangli
Twelve rescue teams of Navy have left last night for Sangli by road in state government transport after the airlift was aborted due to unfavorable weather condition in Kolhapur and Sangli. Police escorts were provided for a green corridor till Sangli.
The 12 Navy teams will be deployed today in Sangli in addition to the teams already present in Kolhapur. The situation in Sangli remains the same.
8: 08 am| Rescue teams evacuate people in Kolhapur
Rescue teams evacuate 240 people in Chikhli area of Kolhapur district yesterday.
8:00 am| Maharashtra Police escorts Indian Navy rescue, relief teams
Maharashtra Police escorted Indian Navy rescue and relief teams and establishes a Green corridor till Sangli.
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