India landslide toll jumps to 27, at least 50 missing

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 23, 2023 1:41 pm

NEW DELHI: The death toll from a massive landslide in India's Maharashtra state jumped to 27 on Sunday, with at least 50 people still missing as rescue teams struggle in lashing rain, officials said.

The landslide was triggered by monsoon rains on Thursday, smashing into a village in Raigad district, a hilly and forested site about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Mumbai.

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