The rear portion of the four-storey building collapsed Tuesday night in Maharashtra’s Virar. NDRF has deployed two teams from its 5th battalion to the site.
The landslide occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari cave temple after heavy rains hit the region. Home Minister Amit Shah said NDRF teams have been rushed to the spot.
Situation will return to normal and supplies will start coming in once road opens, says Bhatwari SDM as rescue work continues in the region hit by flash floods.
In a written reply, MoS for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said financial assistance under SDRF and NDRF is provided as relief, not as compensation for losses suffered or claimed.
Police say Sneha’s body was seen floating in the river under the Geeta Colony flyover, family members later identified it. She was reported missing on 7 July.
A SDRF staff recalls how an ominous thick black smoke blanketing the sky outside his office gave him a hunch that something was amiss. Team reached crash site at 1.45 pm,he adds.
4 people have lost their lives. Officials say rescue work hampered as building in congested locality and can only be reached through bylanes where movement of heavy machinery not easy.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Delhi Police have reached the spot, and a rescue operation is currently underway. Further details are awaited.
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