Rescuers in India combed through mud and debris Saturday in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains climbed to ...
Rescuers look for survivors at the site of a landslide in Raigad district, MaharashtraGOA - Rescuers in India combed through mud and debris Saturday in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains climbed to 76, with nearly 90,000 others evacuated.Torrential downpours have lashed India's western coast in recent days, leaving dozens missing near the financial capital Mumbai and causing the worst floods in decades in the resort state of Goa.
Goa's floods were its worst in decades, according to its chief minister Pramod Sawant, who said the monsoons had caused"widespread damage" but no casualties, unlike in neighbouring Maharashtra state, where 76 people died. National Disaster Response Force teams could not land their choppers in the area due to bad weather on Friday but were eventually able to rescue locals as waters began to recede.
Water levels rose to nearly 6 metres on Thursday in areas of Chiplun, south of Mumbai, after 24 hours of uninterrupted rain submerged roads and homes. Flooding and landslides are common during India's treacherous monsoon season, which also often sees poorly constructed buildings and walls buckling after days of non-stop rain.Four people died before dawn on Friday when a building collapsed in a Mumbai slum, authorities said.
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