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People left homeless, without food are now helping with restoration
Updated On: 09 June, 2020 12:00 AM IST | | Vinod Kumar Menon
Thousands who are picking up the pieces in coastal Raigad, Alibaug, where the damage is estimated Rs 250 cr, and residents of hilly Lonavla narrate their ordeal from triple whammy Coronavirus-lockdown-cyclone

The roofs were blown clean off some houses in Goregaon village, Mangaon tehsil
Though efforts to restore electricity and water supply are being made on war footing, Raigad is going through the worst aftermath of a natural calamity. Speaking to mid-day, district collector Nidhi Choudhary said, "The last time Raigad faced a cyclone was in 1891 and there are hardly any records available to ascertain the damage that happened then."
She added, "The worst affected are four talukas – Shirvardhan, Murud, Masla and Mangaon, where the tin and asbestos roofs of houses were blown off. The storm has damaged government schools, anganwadi centres, godowns, government offices, police check posts, electric polls and trees. Even 2,000 tonne of food grains rice and wheat kept in three government PDC godowns were completely damaged."
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