At least 76 people have died in several incidents caused by the
monsoon rains
that hit western India, local authorities reported on Saturday.
More than half of the dead are concentrated in
Raigad
, south of Bombay, in the state of Maharashtra.
"43 people were killed in three
landslides
in the district. Relief operations continue," said Sagar Pathak, Raigad's head of disaster management.
Two other people lost their lives in mudslides in the
Satara
district
, said Anirudha Ashtaputre, a spokesman for the state government, and about
15 are missing
.
In addition, at least
59 people were still missing
, the Maharashtra government said, after the monsoon caused floods, landslides and landslides.
The navy and air forces stepped in to help the
thousands of people affected by the floods
.
But the mudslides have cut off several roads, especially the one connecting Mumbai and Goa, complicating rescue operations.
More than 24 hours of
uninterrupted
heavy
rains
caused the Vashishti River to overflow its banks.
Neighborhoods in the city of Chiplun, 250 km from Bombay, were flooded under 3.5 meters of water.
Maharashtra local government chief Uddhav Thackeray says emergency services are struggling to reach isolated Chiplun neighborhoods due to flood-damaged roads and bridges.
The navy mobilized seven
rescue teams equipped with inflatable boats
, life jackets and buoys, as well as a helicopter to transport people blocked by the water.
The Indian meteorological department put several regions of the state on red alert and reported that the rains will continue in the coming days.
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