India calls off landslide rescue after 151 bodies found
Mumbai (AFP) Aug 07, 2014 - Rescue workers at the site of a huge landslide in western India last week said Thursday they had called off their search after finding 151 bodies. Only eight survivors were rescued from the mud and debris after a hill gave way following heavy rains and came crashing down on a remote village in Maharashtra state on July 30. The relief effort, which was hampered by ongoing monsoon downpour ... more

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