Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier in the day announced Rs 5 lakh to the kin of each deceased. Residents said 60-70 hutments got damaged in the wall collapse, and demanded adequate compensation from the authorities. "These political parties have a use and throw attitude towards us," said Pramod Pawar, another local. They have done nothing for us," resident Suresh Patil said.
"They come here for votes but no one listens to us. Political parties, who regularly line up for votes, also came under fire as the residents, trying to come to terms with the tragedy, spoke in huddles at the site. "It came down like a tsunami and the gushing waters threw aside everything that came its way," said Sachin Dhuri, a resident.Īnother local likened the collapse to the flash floods in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in 2013, which killed over 5,500 people and buried most swathes of the town in slush. While some claimed it belonged to the Forest department, others said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was the owner, while some said auto major Mahindra & Mahindra had erected it. People gathered at the site were seen discussing the ownership of the wall. "Water was getting accumulated since it began raining heavily several hours ago. Sanchita's faint voice could be heard calling out for water to drink.Įfforts were made to cut a small section of the wall and clear a path for the girl to escape.Īt the scene of the tragedy, an eyewitness said when the wall collapsed, it was like a tsunami accompanied by a massive thud.
The girl's cry for help from under the debris set off a massive rescue effort. "Mujhe bahar nikalo," had been her repeated plea, he said.
This girl Sanchita had been crying for help since 2 am," the worker, a local resident, said. Kangra deputy commissioner Nipun Jindal and SP Ranjan had visited the remote hill area of Boh on Monday to take stock of the relief work."Shortly after the wall collapsed, we rescued a child from underneath the debris. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said on Monday that the situation caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh was being closely monitored with central authorities working in coordination with the state government. Thakur said eight houses were completely destroyed in the flash floods and the landslide. We are trying our best to rescue them," he told reporters at Gaggal airport. Nine people are still trapped under the debris. I am sad to hear that a woman has lost her life in this landslide. National and state highways were blocked due to landslides and flash floods in nullahs damaged houses and "A village in Boh was severely hit during heavy rains on Monday. Heavy rains wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh, highways blockedĪ woman and a girl were killed and 14 locals were missing as incessant heavy rainfall since Sunday night wreaked havoc across Himachal Pradesh and floodwaters surged into villages and towns.
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