Tragedy Strikes: Landslide Claims Life in Maharashtra
A 75-year-old woman, Vitha Motiram Gaikar, died in a landslide that hit her home in Maharashtra's Raigad district. Authorities are urging residents in landslide-prone areas to take precautions. Rescue operations have been initiated by local officials and disaster management teams.
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In a tragic incident following heavy rains, a 75-year-old woman named Vitha Motiram Gaikar lost her life when a landslide demolished her house in Maharashtra's Raigad district, according to local police reports.
The landslide occurred in the early hours at Mithekhar village located in Murud tehsil, prompting a swift response from Murud's tehsildar and local disaster management teams who rushed to the site to initiate rescue operations.
In light of this incident, district authorities have issued a warning, urging all residents in areas prone to landslides to implement necessary precautionary measures to avoid future tragedies.
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