At least 36 people have been killed after monsoon-season floods triggered landslides in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
Houses in Raigad district were swept away after torrential rain and flooding.
Rescuers have been recovering bodies from under debris but more people are feared missing.
The rescue operations have been hampered by heavy downpours and foggy conditions.
Maharashtra is experiencing its heaviest monsoon season in July in 40 years, which experts say is a direct result of climate change.
More than 30 people have died in the state's largest city, Mumbai over the past week in a landslide and a wall collapse caused by heavy downpours.
Raigad district collector Nidhi Chaudhary told news agency ANI that 32 people died at Taliye village and four were killed in Mahad city.
Maharashtra's chief minister, Udhav Thackeray, called an emergency meeting, where he asked officials to immediately provide aid to those affected by the disaster, according to local reports.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to Mr Thackeray to take stock of the situation, and assured him of full support.
(Source: BBC website, headline by Newzroom editor, photo from Google)
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