The death toll from a landslide that took place in Maharashtra, central India on July 20th, has risen to 26 as rescue efforts are still ongoing.

The incident took place in Irshalwadi village in Raigad, home to over 200 people, many of whom are still missing and presumed trapped by debris.

The local National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has said that 15-20 houses were buried under the debris after the landslide.

S. B. Singh, Commandant of the fifth battalion of the NDRF, commented: “Of the total 40 houses in the village, 17 have been affected. We have deployed four teams to conduct the rescue operations. The debris at some of the places is 10 to 29 feet deep.

"It is difficult to bring in heavy machinery to this place. It is a 2.8 km trek to reach the spot and we have to remove the debris manually which is likely to take a lot of time. While we are facing difficulties, we will continue our operations till we retrieve the last person,”

A big landslide incident is being reported from Maharashtra Raigad district .
More than,100 we're trapped in the incident , as per latest info 10 people died till now, more than 70 are rescued.
The incident happened in Irshalwadi village in Khalapur Tehsil of Raigad.

search and rescue operations is going on
at the landslide site. Incident happened late on Wednesday night. The region has been lashed by incessant rains over the last 24 hours.
Search operations are underway and 75 people have been rescued so far, as per Industries Minister Uday Samant.More people are feared to be trapped and NDRF and district administration is making attempts to rescue people,” Minister Samant, who is at the spot coordinating the rescue attempts, said.

The NDRF has said that 15-20 houses were buried under the debris after the landslide. “Of the total 40 houses in the village, 17 have been affected. We have deployed four teams to conduct the rescue operations. The debris at some of the places is 10 to 29 feet deep. It is difficult to bring in heavy machinery to this place. It is a 2.8 km trek to reach the spot and we have to remove the debris manually which is likely to take a lot of time. While we are facing difficulties, we will continue our operations till we retrieve the last person,” S B Singh, Commandant of the fifth battalion of the NDRF, said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the spot early on Thursday morning and announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to the kin of deceased persons. Shinde said that the landslide-affected village was not on the list of the landside-prone villages of the state.