Maharashtra landslide leaves behind 22 orphans
Tuesday, 25 July 2023
The devastating landslide at Maharashtra’s Irshalwadi in Sahyadri range has wiped out entire families, the sole survivor in many cases being a child. In all, 22 residents have been orphaned by the tragedy, of which 18 are minors, some as young as three, and four adults ranging in age from 18 to 20. Of them, 11 are students of ashram shalas (boarding schools) in Panvel, Karjat, Khalapur run mostly by the Maharashtra government’s tribal department. One is yet to start schooling.
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