MOSCOW, August 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said his heart goes out to the people and government of India where a massive landslide on Wednesday killed at least 109 people in their sleep, according to the Kremlin.
“Putin expressed his sympathy to the Indian Republic’s President Pranab Mukherjee and the Republic’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the loss of so many lives due to the floods in the state of Maharashtra,” the Kremlin said in the official telegram.
Last week, a large part of a hill collapsed on the village of Malin after a heavy rainfall, covering a densely-populated area with mud and levelling some 40 homes. The latest death toll stands at 109 people, with at least 50 feared to still be trapped under the rubble, according to officials.
According to the Kremlin statement, the Russian leader also voiced his condolences to those bereaved and wished the affected to get well soon.
