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27 dead, 78 missing after landslide in western India

  • At least 27 people have died and 78 are missing after a landslide in western India triggered by heavy monsoon rains.
  • The landslide struck a village in Raigadh district, burying 17 out of 48 houses under debris.
  • Rescue efforts are hindered by difficult terrain, lack of paved roads and continuing rainfall.
  • Over 100 deaths have been reported across northern India in past three weeks due to monsoon flooding and landslides.
  • Scientists link increasingly erratic monsoons and related disasters in India's Himalayan north to climate change.
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