: Massive flooding in Maharashtra’s Chiplun after torrential rain #IndiaNEWS Heavy overnight rain in Maharashtra’s Konkan region has led to massive flooding in Chiplun city in the Ratnagiri district.Residents

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Massive flooding in Maharashtra’s Chiplun after torrential rain #IndiaNEWS
Heavy overnight rain in Maharashtra’s Konkan region has led to massive flooding in Chiplun city in the Ratnagiri district.Residents of Chiplun sought help from Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Twitter, to relocate to safer places. Some even compared the situation to the catastrophic floods in Mumbai in 2005, in which at least 450 people had died.Images and videos showed cars and buildings submerged in water. “Alarming water level in Chiplun,â€? a resident wrote on Twitter. “It has risen almost up to first floors. People stuck in their houses...Please send help.â€?#WATCH | Incessant rains lead to flooding in Chiplun, Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/fBNdl7XyLg— News18 (@CNNnews18) July 22, 2021 This is #Chiplun right now! Please send or arrange for help to relocate people as early as possible @OfficeofUT @DGPMaharashtra @PMOIndia @AUThackeray @UdhavThackeray Spread the word @timesofindia #floods My father is also stuck here.. pic.twitter.com/xJ7notQ2Mg— Kunal Pednekar (@kunalkp87) July 22, 2021 Vinayak Raut, Shiv MP representing the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency, told The Indian Express that at least 5,000 villagers need to be shifted to safer areas as water has entered their homes. He demanded that the Centre should deploy helicopters, saying the region has become inaccessible due to flood waters.The National Disaster Management Force has deployed nine teams in flood-hit parts of Maharashtra, PTI reported. One of these teams is expected to reach Chiplun by Thursday afternoon. Four teams...Read more

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