Rescue teams have recovered 16 dead bodies so far from Tiware Dam which breached in Ratnagiri district on Wednesday, creating a flood-like situation downstream. Gawade said if the body is connected to the dam our search area will be widened and we will have to do a more extensive search. "We have received information that the body of a woman has been found 35 km away from the dam in Vashishti River. After heavy rain in the area, Tiwari Dam in Ratnagiri had breached on Wednesday. Talking about the cause of the breach, he said, "There must have been several reasons that contributed to the incident.

Source: dna July 04, 2019 11:37 UTC