Rescuers in India waded through knee-deep mud and debris Saturday in a grim search for survivors as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains climbed to 115, with nearly 150,000 others evacuated. Emergency workers spent hours trying to find survivors, but only pulled out bodies, to the dismay of weeping relatives, with the landslide accounting for around a third of the 112 monsoon-related deaths recorded in Maharashtra state. - Unprecedented flooding -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. It warned of potentially severe consequences for food, farming and the economy affecting nearly a fifth of the world's population. "We already see a threefold rise in widespread extreme rains that cause floods across India," he tweeted.

Source: Mint July 24, 2021 18:00 UTC