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07-30-2005, 05:02 PM
Death toll from Mumbai (((Saposmittz))) climbs to 853
MUMBAI, India (AP) — The discovery of more bodies pushed the death toll from this week's monsoon floods in Mumbai to more than 850 on Saturday, with officials warning it will likely rise to around 1,000.
Mumbai residents try salvaging their belongings from flooded home.
Aijaz Rahi, AP
Workers also began clearing away thousands of animal carcasses to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the rain-battered city, formerly known as Bombay, and its outlying areas. Rain showers began intermittently hitting the area again Saturday, though with far less force than earlier in the week.
Soldiers, navy divers and other rescuers have been searching for survivors since heavy monsoon rains and landslides battered Maharashtra state, the province surrounding Mumbai, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Chief Secretary Prem Kumar, the state's top official, said the final death toll could be more than 1,000 as resucuers feared more bodies are still buried under debris in remote areas.
More than 100 bodies have been recovered over the past day, mainly from Raigarh district near Mumbai, said Vishnu Patil, a rehabilitation official in the Maharashtra government. Patil put the death toll 853 so far.
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MUMBAI, India (AP) — The discovery of more bodies pushed the death toll from this week's monsoon floods in Mumbai to more than 850 on Saturday, with officials warning it will likely rise to around 1,000.
Mumbai residents try salvaging their belongings from flooded home.
Aijaz Rahi, AP
Workers also began clearing away thousands of animal carcasses to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the rain-battered city, formerly known as Bombay, and its outlying areas. Rain showers began intermittently hitting the area again Saturday, though with far less force than earlier in the week.
Soldiers, navy divers and other rescuers have been searching for survivors since heavy monsoon rains and landslides battered Maharashtra state, the province surrounding Mumbai, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Chief Secretary Prem Kumar, the state's top official, said the final death toll could be more than 1,000 as resucuers feared more bodies are still buried under debris in remote areas.
More than 100 bodies have been recovered over the past day, mainly from Raigarh district near Mumbai, said Vishnu Patil, a rehabilitation official in the Maharashtra government. Patil put the death toll 853 so far.
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