At least 136 people killed in India’s monsoon-triggered landslides as rescuers combed through mud and debris in a desperate search for survivors
India's National Disaster Response Force personnel rescuing people stranded in floodwaters in Chiplun, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, July 23, 2021.
Earlier on Friday, state government spokesman Anirudha Ashtaputre told AFP that two others had died in Satara district due to landslides.The Navy, Army and Air Force sought to evacuate people stranded by flooding, but their operations were hampered by landslides blocking roads, including the main highway between Mumbai and Goa.Water levels rose to 3.
Flooding and landslides are common during India's treacherous monsoon season between June and September, which also often sees poorly constructed buildings and walls buckling after days of non-stop rain.The incident came less than a week after at least 34 people lost their lives when several homes were crushed by a collapsed wall and a landslide in the city.Last weekend, more than 30 people were killed in landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain in and around Mumbai.
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