In the ongoing search operations, the rescue teams on Friday recovered 6 more bodies from the site of a landslide which occurred on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village Raigad district of Maharashtra. After this, the death toll in the incident rises to 22 while 86 people are yet to be traced.The rescue operation team said that out of the total deceased, nine members of a family perished in the disaster which struck on Wednesday night. The search operation was halted at 6 pm following the heavy rains, according to the National Disaster Response Force and other government agencies.STORY | Maharashtra: Death toll in Irshalwadi landslide rises to 22 including nine members of familyREAD: https://t.co/PVfHEW7sJn pic.twitter.com/FsAzdmXpU0— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 21, 2023Relief material sent to IrshalwadiTaking it to Twitter, Maharashtra CMO said, “Medical teams, ambulances and necessary medical facilities and other materials were immediately made available at the base of Irshal Fort. Containers with necessary facilities and other basic facilities have been made available for the temporary rehabilitation of the rescued citizens. The necessary materials for search and rescue operations have been immediately made available at the base camp. Coordinating officers have been appointed for this. 60 containers have been ordered for temporary accommodation of the accident victims. These citizens will be permanently rehabilitated through CIDCO.”#विधानसभाइरशाळ गडाच्या पायथ्याशी वैद्यकीय पथके, रुग्णवाहिकेसह आवश्यक अशा वैद्यकीय सुविधा व इतर साहित्य तात्काळ उपलब्ध करण्यात आले. बचाव करण्यांत आलेल्या नागरिकांच्या तात्पुरत्या पुनर्वसनासाठी आवश्यक सोयी-सुविधा युक्त कंटेनर्स व इतर मुलभूत सोयी उपलब्ध करून देण्यांत आलेल्या आहेत.…— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 21, 2023Irsalwadi not in potential fissure-prone placesAdding to this, it also said that Irshalwadi was not included in the list of potential fissure-prone places as per Geological Survey of India (GSI) report. “According to local information, total 48 families live in the said tribal wadi and the population is 228. About 17 to 18 houses have collapsed. 98 persons have been rescued safely in the rescue operation. Tracing of remaining 109 persons out of 228 is underway. Chief Minister @mieknathshinde clarified that Irshalwadi is not included in the list of potential fissure-prone places as per Geological Survey of India (GSI) report,” it said.#विधानसभास्थानिक माहितीवरून सदरील आदिवासी वाडीमध्ये एकूण ४८ कुटुंब वास्तव्यास असून लोकसंख्या २२८ इतकी आहे. त्यातील सुमारे १७ ते १८ घरांवर दरड कोसळी आहे. बचाव कार्यात ९८ व्यक्तींना सुरक्षित वाचविण्यास यश आले आहे. २२८ पैकी उर्वरित १०९ व्यक्तीचा शोध घेण्याचे काम सुरु आहे. इरसालवाडी…— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 21, 2023
