Dynamite News Tiware Dam breach: 20 dead, search op enters 7th day
The rescue operation by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the Tiware Dam breach which has claimed 20 lives, entered the seventh day on Tuesday.
Ratnagiri: The rescue operation by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the Tiware Dam breach which has claimed 20 lives, entered the seventh day on Tuesday.
The NDRF has recovered 20 bodies and the operation for the missing 3 is still underway.
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A total of 23 people went missing on the night of on July 3 after the dam developed a breach due to heavy rains in the area causing a flood-like situation in several downstream villages.
The death toll climbed to 20 after one more body was recovered during the search operation on Tuesday.
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