NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (AFP): Rescuers continued digging Saturday despite 'very slim chances' of finding any more people alive in the mud and debris from a major landslide in western India, where 73 have been killed.
Seventy-three bodies and eight survivors have now been pulled from the site where a village once stood in a remote part of western Maharashtra state, but incessant rains, marshy terrain and strong winds have hampered rescue efforts.
"Whole night the operation was on. We were able to recover 73 dead, eight alive," Alok Awasthi, commandant of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), told NDTV news channel adding half the work had been completed.
Indian landslide rescuers press on as toll hits 73
FE Team | Published: August 03, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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