[1/5] Members of rescue teams prepare graves to bury the victims after a landslide following heavy rains in Raigad district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, July 20, 2023.
REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasMUMBAI, July 21 (Reuters) - Rescue teams resumed a search on Friday for possible survivors of a massive landslide in western India that killed 16 people and was suspected to have trapped more than a 100.
Thick fog and heavy rain hampered already difficult rescue efforts even further on Friday, Indian television news channels said, more than a day after the incident occurred at midnight on Thursday.
On Friday, news channels showed visuals of rescue teams, wearing bright orange raincoats and carrying digging tools, trekking up the mountain to the site of the landslide.
More than 100 people were feared trapped in the debris, media said.
Persons:
Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI, Atul Karwal, Devendra Fadnavis, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Muralikumar
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rescue, Response Force, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Raigad district, Maharashtra, India, Irshalwadi, Mumbai