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              21 Killed, Dozens Feared Trapped in India Landslide

   by VOA News

   Rescue workers in western India dug through mud in a search for
   survivors of a landslide that killed at least 21 people.

   Officials fear more than 100 people are missing after the landslide
   Wednesday flattened Malin village, 60 kilometers from the city of Pune
   in Maharashtra state.

   Heavy rains and poor communication in the remote region hindered rescue
   efforts by emergency teams.

   A man headed to see family in the remote town of Ambegaon found a
   disaster site.

   "I had come to visit my relatives. I often come here. When I came I
   discovered that the entire village has been destroyed," Ranadeep
   Gokhale said.

   Sandeep Rai Rathore, inspector general of the National Disaster
   Response Force, said there could be as many as 200 victims.

   "There were s number of people who were feared to be trapped and the
   number could be anything between 50 and above and less than 200. So, we
   are just waiting once the rescue operations begin in full swing," he
   said.

   Landslides are common in the area during the monsoon season, from June
   through September.

   Heavy rain has continued to lash the region over the past four days.

   The Pune district about is 151 kilometers southeast of Mumbai, India's
   commercial capital.

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