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| India landslide: Rescuers race to find survivors in Pune village as toll rises | |
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| Rescue workers in western India are working to locate survivors of a landslide that has claimed at least 23 lives and buried up to 200 people. | |
| Ten people have been rescued from the wreckage in Malin village, near the city of Pune in Maharashtra state. | Ten people have been rescued from the wreckage in Malin village, near the city of Pune in Maharashtra state. |
| Teams worked through the night but rain was hampering efforts to search for scores of people presumed trapped under the mud and debris. | Teams worked through the night but rain was hampering efforts to search for scores of people presumed trapped under the mud and debris. |
| The landslide hit the village early on Wednesday while people were sleeping. | The landslide hit the village early on Wednesday while people were sleeping. |
| Landslides are common in some parts of India during the monsoon, which runs from June to September. | Landslides are common in some parts of India during the monsoon, which runs from June to September. |
| A large part of a nearby hill collapsed on Malin, and its population of 150 to 200 tribal people were covered with tonnes of loose earth, mud and rocks. | A large part of a nearby hill collapsed on Malin, and its population of 150 to 200 tribal people were covered with tonnes of loose earth, mud and rocks. |
| "Everything on the mountain came down,'' said Suresh Jadhav, a district official, describing how a cascade of mud, rocks and uprooted trees swamped the area. | "Everything on the mountain came down,'' said Suresh Jadhav, a district official, describing how a cascade of mud, rocks and uprooted trees swamped the area. |
| Rescue operations were disrupted on Thursday morning after "very heavy rainfall" in the area, Tripti Parule, a spokesperson for India's National Disaster Response Force said. | Rescue operations were disrupted on Thursday morning after "very heavy rainfall" in the area, Tripti Parule, a spokesperson for India's National Disaster Response Force said. |
| Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told the Press Trust of India news agency that more than 160 people were believed to be trapped in 44 houses buried under the rubble. | Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told the Press Trust of India news agency that more than 160 people were believed to be trapped in 44 houses buried under the rubble. |
| The Indian Express newspaper reported that a 25-year-old woman and her six-month-old baby were among the 10 people who had been rescued from the site. | The Indian Express newspaper reported that a 25-year-old woman and her six-month-old baby were among the 10 people who had been rescued from the site. |
| It was raining when I reached Malin village. The roads leading to it were clogged with ambulances and earth-moving vehicles. | It was raining when I reached Malin village. The roads leading to it were clogged with ambulances and earth-moving vehicles. |
| What was once a thriving village ringed by mountains and hills has now turned into a dump of red mud and soil. The only temple here - 35ft (11m) tall - is buried in the sludge. | What was once a thriving village ringed by mountains and hills has now turned into a dump of red mud and soil. The only temple here - 35ft (11m) tall - is buried in the sludge. |
| Rescue workers were hard at work trying to find survivors. Medics were treating the injured. As earth-movers cleared the debris, I could see the top of many homes buried in the mud. | Rescue workers were hard at work trying to find survivors. Medics were treating the injured. As earth-movers cleared the debris, I could see the top of many homes buried in the mud. |
| A local villager said it had taken a lot of time for the rescue workers and their vehicles to reach the village on Wednesday. | A local villager said it had taken a lot of time for the rescue workers and their vehicles to reach the village on Wednesday. |
| Since most of the homes were buried with their occupants inside, there were no people at the site to claim the bodies that were being taken out. | Since most of the homes were buried with their occupants inside, there were no people at the site to claim the bodies that were being taken out. |
| At a local hospital, I heard doctors talking about a mass cremation of the bodies after the autopsies were completed. | At a local hospital, I heard doctors talking about a mass cremation of the bodies after the autopsies were completed. |
| "The woman and her baby were trapped in their house under the thatched roof... The mother was tightly holding the baby in her arms," Baban Kokane, the driver of the rescue vehicle, told the newspaper. | "The woman and her baby were trapped in their house under the thatched roof... The mother was tightly holding the baby in her arms," Baban Kokane, the driver of the rescue vehicle, told the newspaper. |
| "We found them while removing the mud with the earth mover. Their house was wrapped in a thick layer of mud." | "We found them while removing the mud with the earth mover. Their house was wrapped in a thick layer of mud." |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the loss of lives in the landslide as "saddening". Home Minister Rajnath Singh is travelling to Pune on Thursday to assess the situation. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the loss of lives in the landslide as "saddening". Home Minister Rajnath Singh is travelling to Pune on Thursday to assess the situation. |
| More than 500 people died and several thousand people were listed as missing after floods and landslides hit the northern state of Uttarakhand in June last year. | More than 500 people died and several thousand people were listed as missing after floods and landslides hit the northern state of Uttarakhand in June last year. |