The
landslide occurred on Thursday night in the remote mountain
hamlet of Irshalwadi, about 60 km (37 miles) from Mumbai,
flattening several houses.
The hamlet is estimated to have been home to at least 225
people, more than 80 of whom managed to escape.
The Times of India newspaper reported on Saturday that around 80
people were still missing.
"We are working on our technical equipment, our rescue
techniques," S.B. Singh, an official with the National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF), told Reuters.
"We cannot judge as of now how many people are still stuck,"
Singh said, adding that four more bodies were pulled out from
underneath the mud on Saturday.
Visuals from news channels showed rescue teams, wearing bright
orange raincoats and carrying digging tools, trekking up the
mountain to the site of the landslide.
Rescue operations are being hindered by incessant rainfall, poor
visibility, and the hilly terrain, Singh added.
There were about 16-17 houses affected by the landslide and many
families have been relocated, the official added.
(Reporting by Siddhi Nayak; editing by Clelia Oziel)
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