Landslide in west India

This item appears on page 69 of the September 2014 issue.

In the state of Maharashtra in western India, a landslide on July 30 in the village of Malin killed at least 30 people, with, at press time, 160 people missing. Malin, with a population of only 150-200, was completely covered in mud and debris. Heavy rainfall had caused a nearby hill to collapse onto the town early in the morning, when most people were sleeping. A bus driver passing by the village noticed it had disappeared and reported it.