10 Killed in Landslide in India

10 people died in a landslide in the western Indian state of Maharashtra brought on by severe rain, and it was believed that many more were trapped under mountains of debris, officials said. 

A team of 60 rescuers and expert trekkers has been despatched to help free people trapped by the landslide, which happened late on Wednesday night, according to Devendra Fadnavis, the state's deputy chief minister. He said that the government had sent in medical personnel to help the injured due of the severe weather.

According to a government official, 75 people have been saved, but many more are still trapped.

17 of the 50 houses in the Irshalwadi village in the Raigad district were buried by the landslide.

When Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived at the scene on Thursday, he told the media that "the priority now is to rescue those still trapped beneath the rubble."

Maharashtra was placed on alert by India's weather service this week due to the state's ongoing rainstorms. Many people in the state have had their lives disturbed by the rain, including those in Mumbai, the state's capital, where authorities closed schools on Thursday.

According to local media, water flowing inside stations and over tracks has interrupted local train services. As the National Disaster Response Force dispatched teams around the state, roads became submerged, resulting in traffic bottlenecks and stranding commuters.

Over the last two weeks, record monsoon rains in northern India claimed the lives of more than 100 people, according to officials, as the heavy rains forced homes and roadways to collapse.

According to India's meteorology bureau, monsoon rains have already increased overall rainfall by around 2% compared to last year.

During the monsoon season, which lasts from June to September and brings the majority of South Asia's yearly rainfall, India frequently experiences severe floods. Rain-fed crops grown throughout the season depend on the rains, yet they frequently sustain significant damage.

According to scientists, climate change and global warming are making monsoons more unpredictable, which is causing more frequent landslides and flash floods in India's Himalayan north.