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Ratnagiri dam breach: Six dead, at least 16 missing as several houses washed away
Ratnagiri dam breach: Before villagers downstream could be alerted, the Tiware dam on a rivulet in Chiplun developed a rupture flooding the villages and hamlets within minutes, said authorities.
Express News Service |Pune | Updated: July 3, 2019 9:49:44 am
The dam developed a rupture flooding the villages and hamlets within minutes. (Express Photo)
At least six people were killed after a dam breached late Tuesday night and washed away several houses in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. At least sixteen others are reported missing. The breach of the dam occurred around 10 pm Tuesday after very heavy rains over the last two days. Officials feared the number of people missing could increase.
At least seven villages downstream the dam have been cut off, district police officials said.
As per the information given by the Ratnagiri police, the Tiware dam on a rivulet in Chiplun had started developing cracks after Tuesday evening. Before villagers downstream could be alerted, the dam developed a rupture flooding the villages and hamlets within minutes.
(Express Photo)
At least 12 houses from a hamlet adjacent to the dam were washed away. Teams from local police, district disaster management cell, fire brigade along with local villagers started the searching for missing villagers. Bodies of two adult males were recovered in the early hours of Wednesday.
The NDRF team stationed in neighbouring Sindhudurg district and those from the Pune headquarters of 5th Battalion of the NDRF were moved for the spot late on Tuesday night.
As the teams reached the spot, they joined the ongoing search and rescue operation with the local administration.
https://indianexpress.com/article/i...vered-live-updates-maharashtra-rains-5812066/
Ratnagiri dam breach: Before villagers downstream could be alerted, the Tiware dam on a rivulet in Chiplun developed a rupture flooding the villages and hamlets within minutes, said authorities.
Express News Service |Pune | Updated: July 3, 2019 9:49:44 am
The dam developed a rupture flooding the villages and hamlets within minutes. (Express Photo)
At least six people were killed after a dam breached late Tuesday night and washed away several houses in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. At least sixteen others are reported missing. The breach of the dam occurred around 10 pm Tuesday after very heavy rains over the last two days. Officials feared the number of people missing could increase.
At least seven villages downstream the dam have been cut off, district police officials said.
As per the information given by the Ratnagiri police, the Tiware dam on a rivulet in Chiplun had started developing cracks after Tuesday evening. Before villagers downstream could be alerted, the dam developed a rupture flooding the villages and hamlets within minutes.
(Express Photo)
At least 12 houses from a hamlet adjacent to the dam were washed away. Teams from local police, district disaster management cell, fire brigade along with local villagers started the searching for missing villagers. Bodies of two adult males were recovered in the early hours of Wednesday.
The NDRF team stationed in neighbouring Sindhudurg district and those from the Pune headquarters of 5th Battalion of the NDRF were moved for the spot late on Tuesday night.
As the teams reached the spot, they joined the ongoing search and rescue operation with the local administration.
https://indianexpress.com/article/i...vered-live-updates-maharashtra-rains-5812066/
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