landslide hit Irshalwadi village on Wednesday night in Raigadh district, nearly 80 kilometers

Rescuers found five more bodies Friday in India’s western Maharashtra state, raising the death toll from a landslide triggered by torrential rains to at least 21 with many others feared trapped under the debris, officials said. Scores of rescuers and trekkers have been deployed to search for people trapped by the landslide, which occurred late Wednesday night, the state’s deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, tweeted.... From the base of the hill, it takes about 90 minutes to reach Irshalwa

The village is home to at least 225 people, and the authorities said they were airlifting excavators to assist rescuers who trekked 1.5 miles from the nearest highway to reach the village.... Record levels of monsoon rains in northern India have killed at least 130 people in the last 26 days, government officials have reported.... More about Sameer YasirHari Kumar is a reporter in the New Delhi bureau....