Heavy Rain in India Triggers Floods, Landslides; at Least 125 Dead

Heavy Rain in India Triggers Floods, Landslides; at Least 125 Dead
People gather along a road partially washed away at Mahad, India, on July 24, 2021. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images
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MUMBAI/NEW DELHI—Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents caused by torrential monsoon rain rose to 125.

Maharashtra state is being hit by the heaviest rain in July in four decades, experts say. Downpours lasting several days have severely affected the lives of hundreds of thousands, while major rivers are in danger of bursting their banks.