The Raigad district administration on Monday called off the search operations for 31 missing people in Taliye village which was ravaged by a massive landslide due to incessant rains last week which flattened several houses in the area.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the disaster response forces of the state were rushed to Taliye. However, the decision to call off the search operations ended officially after the due process.
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So far, 53 people have died in the village and five are injured, while 31 people are still missing and they will be declared dead following the due process, the district Collector Nidhi Chaudhari said.
The country’s western coast has been hit by heavy rainfall since Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department warning of more rain over the next few days.