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{{Short description|2023 landslide in India}}
{{Infobox event
| date = {{start date and age|2023|07|19|df=y}}
| Location = [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| reported deaths = 26 (reported as of 22 July 2023, 16:00 IST)
| missing = 109
}}

On 19 July 2023 at approximately 22:30 [[Indian Standard Time|local time]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2023-07-21 |title=Maharashtra: Sixteen dead, dozens trapped in deadly India landslide |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66264958 |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721081703/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66264958 |url-status=live }}</ref> a [[landslide]] occurred in [[Raigad district|Raigad]], [[Maharashtra]], India. The landslide was caused by torrential rains, and resulted in at least 26 deaths,<ref name="HINDU">{{cite web|title=Raigad landslide July 20 updates : Rescue operations called off for the day; NDRF confirms 16 deaths|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/raigad-maharashtra-landslide-live-updates/article67100496.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 July 2023|access-date=20 July 2023|archive-date=21 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721040658/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/raigad-maharashtra-landslide-live-updates/article67100496.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> with more than 100 estimated trapped under debris.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Mascarenhas |first1=Francis |last2=Jamkhandikar |first2=Shilpa |date=2023-07-20 |title=Ten dead, more than a 100 feared trapped in landslide in India after heavy rain |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/four-dead-more-than-100-feared-trapped-landslide-india-2023-07-20/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720085739/https://www.reuters.com/world/india/four-dead-more-than-100-feared-trapped-landslide-india-2023-07-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=India: Deadly landslide traps several under debris – DW – 07/20/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-deadly-landslide-traps-several-under-debris/a-66291661 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=dw.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721040625/https://www.dw.com/en/india-deadly-landslide-traps-several-under-debris/a-66291661 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-20 |title=Landslide in Maharashtra's Raigad, 22 people rescued, many feared trapped |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/landslide-in-maharashtras-raigad-22-people-rescued-many-feared-trapped/articleshow/101970676.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721040641/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/landslide-in-maharashtras-raigad-22-people-rescued-many-feared-trapped/articleshow/101970676.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India: Five dead, some trapped, in landslide in Maharashtra after heavy rain |url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-five-dead-some-trapped-in-landslide-in-maharashtra-after-heavy-rain-617689 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=WION |language=en-us |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721040653/https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-five-dead-some-trapped-in-landslide-in-maharashtra-after-heavy-rain-617689 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=At least 10 people killed, some 100 feared trapped after landslide in India |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230720-at-least-four-killed-a-hundred-feared-buried-in-landslide-in-india |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721040625/https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230720-at-least-four-killed-a-hundred-feared-buried-in-landslide-in-india |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Preceding days ==
In the days leading up to the landslide, India experienced significant rains, with the [[Yamuna river]] at its highest level in 45 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi races to drain floodwaters with more rain expected – DW – 07/14/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/delhi-races-to-drain-floodwaters-with-more-rain-expected/a-66240177 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=dw.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721040654/https://www.dw.com/en/delhi-races-to-drain-floodwaters-with-more-rain-expected/a-66240177 |url-status=live }}</ref> The region where the landslide occurred had been under an "orange" alert over the two days before the event.<ref name=":1" />

== Landslide ==
The landslide occurred 9:30 on 19 July 2023, in the remote mountain [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Irshalwadi, approximately {{Convert|60|km|mi}} from [[Mumbai]], the capital of [[Maharashtra]]. The village resides close to [[Irshalgad]] fort, which is a popular weekend trekking spot. The majority of the villagers are from the Thakur Adivasi community and have been residing in this region for many generations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Express News Service |title=At least 16 dead, over 100 feared trapped as landslide buries Maharashtra village |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-raigad-landslide-rains-ndrf-rescue-8849437/ |website=Indian Express |date=20 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721222122/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-raigad-landslide-rains-ndrf-rescue-8849437/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over 98 people were rescued, and 26 bodies had been recovered.<ref name="HINDU"/> Nine members of a family died.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/raigad-landslide-search-operation-resumes-on-third-day/article67108716.ece/ Raigad landslide | Death toll rises to 25; 83 persons yet to be traced] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722195714/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/raigad-landslide-search-operation-resumes-on-third-day/article67108716.ece |date=2023-07-22 }}, ''The Hindu''</ref> Maharashtra's deputy [[Chief minister of Maharashtra|chief minister]], [[Devendra Fadnavis]], told the state assembly that an estimated 225 people lived in the hamlet.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mascarenhas |first1=Francis |last2=Jamkhandikar |first2=Shilpa |date=2023-07-20 |title=Indian landslide kills 16, rescue operations paused |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/four-dead-more-than-100-feared-trapped-landslide-india-2023-07-20/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720085739/https://www.reuters.com/world/india/four-dead-more-than-100-feared-trapped-landslide-india-2023-07-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Debris was, in some places, {{Convert|10–29|ft|m}} deep.<ref name=":0" /> At least 109 people were left missing under the debris.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=More than a 100 feared trapped in landslide in India |url=https://news.yahoo.com/more-100-feared-trapped-landslide-075406711.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721041126/https://news.yahoo.com/more-100-feared-trapped-landslide-075406711.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=5 killed, 100 feared trapped in landslide in India {{!}} Sada Elbalad |url=https://see.news/5-killed-100-feared-trapped-in-landslide-in-india |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=see.news |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721051129/https://see.news/5-killed-100-feared-trapped-in-landslide-in-india |url-status=live }}</ref> Seventeen out of 50 houses in the hamlet were damaged.<ref name=":2" />

== Response ==
The [[National Disaster Response Force]], police and medical teams were involved in relief efforts, which resumed on the morning of 21 July 2023 after being halted on late 20 July 2023 due to heavy rainfall.<ref name=":2" /> [[Excavator]]s were airlifted to the site, and rescuers had to travel {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} from the nearest highway to reach the site.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Yasir |first1=Sameer |last2=Kumar |first2=Hari |date=2023-07-20 |title=Landslide Kills at Least 10 in Western India |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/asia/india-flood-maharashtra-monsoon.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721011713/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/asia/india-flood-maharashtra-monsoon.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Eknath Shinde]], the chief minister of Maharashtra, announced 500,000 [[Indian rupee]]s in compensation for the families of the deceased.<ref name=":2" />

== See also ==

* [[Weather of 2023]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2023 disasters in India]]
[[Category:July 2023 in India]]
[[Category:Landslides in 2023]]
[[Category:Landslides in India]]
[[Category:Natural disasters in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Raigad district]]
[[Category:Meteorological events in 2023]]

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Yashvitoursin at 01:46, 6 January 2026