At least 36 people have died in landslides and flooding caused by heavy monsoon downpours in western India. The sudden rainfall prompted the overnight rescue of more than 1,000 people trapped by floodwaters and many stranded on rooftops and buses. Parts of the country received up to 594 mm (23 inches) of rainfall over 24 hours. Three landslides were reported in Raigad district in the western state of Maharashtra, home to India’s financial capital Mumbai. “Dams and rivers are overflowing,” Uddhav Thackeray, the head of Maharashtra’s state government, told journalists. “We are forced to release water from dams, and, accordingly, we are moving people residing near the river banks to safer place
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