By Neville Lazarus, India Producer
At least 30 people have been killed after a landslide buried a remote village in western India.
It is feared the number of dead will grow as more than 150 people are believed to be buried under the debris in Malin, in the foothills of the Sahyadri mountains.
Rescue workers and villagers have been digging through deep mud and rocks, some using their bare hands, in a frantic bid to find survivors.
Rescuers use their bare hands in the frantic search for survivors Two days of torrential rain triggered the landslide on Wednesday while many were asleep in their homes, but emergency teams could not reach the area for several hours due to poor communications and dangerous roads.
More than 40 houses lie buried under almost 15ft of debris.
The alarm was only raised when a passing bus driver saw the village, in Pune district of Maharashtra state, had been wiped out.
Suresh Jadhav, a district official, said: "The driver returned to a nearby city and alerted authorities. Everything on the mountain came down."
A National Disaster Response Force commander, Alok Avasthy, said there was a very small chance of finding any more survivors, but added: "Miracles do happen."
Distraught villagers in the wake of the disaster Heavy rain also continued to hamper relief efforts, which continued throughout the night with flood lights mounted on jeeps used to illuminate the area.
Pravin Sadhale of the state's Emergency Medical Services said: "As we remove the mud from one place, more is flowing in since the rains have been incessant."
Around 250 disaster response workers and at least 100 ambulances are involved in the rescue.
Care is being taken to not endanger those trapped who may still be alive, but it is a race against time to find survivors.
Heavy rain has been hampering rescue efforts in the remote area Hospitals in the region have been put on standby.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the loss of life and said every effort must be made to help the victims.
He has sent Home Minister Rajnath Singh to the scene.
Landslides are common in the area during the monsoon season, which runs from June until September.
The area around the village has been deforested extensively, increasing the threat of landslides.
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