Rescue teams hunt for survivors in India as death toll from heavy monsoon rains surpasses 100

Rescuers in India waded through knee-deep mud and debris on Saturday in a grim search for survivors as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains climbed to at least 115, with nearly 150,000 others evacuated.

A billboard with a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is partially submerged in flood waters at Kolhapur in western Maharashtra state, 24 July, 2021.Emergency workers spent hours trying to find survivors but were unsuccessful, to the dismay of weeping relatives, with the landslide accounting for around one third of the 112 monsoon-related deaths recorded in Maharashtra state.

Eight landslides were reported including one that derailed a train. Forecasters issued a red alert for coastal areas, predicting three more days of deluge. Flooding and landslides are common during India's treacherous monsoon season, which also often sees poorly constructed buildings buckle after days of non-stop rain.

"We already see a threefold rise in widespread extreme rains that cause floods across India," he tweeted.In Maharashtra, the hillside resort of Mahabaleshwar saw nearly 60 centimetres of rain in a 24-hour period to Friday morning, the most it has ever recorded, reports said. A shop is completely damaged due to flash floods caused by heavy rains in the past few days in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, 24 July, 2021.Water levels rose to nearly six metres on Thursday in areas of Chiplun, south of Mumbai, after 24 hours of uninterrupted rain submerged roads and homes, cutting off access to the town.

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