In the western Indian state of Maharashtra, the officials of the landslide in a village in Maharashtra confirmed the death of six more people.
In all Mills, 16 people have died in this landslide, hundreds more people are trapped under the ruins. Due to heavy rain, the rescue work was suspended on Thursday night, BBC reported that it started again on Friday.
The landslide took place at the top of the hill, there is a lot of speed to reach and carry out rescue operations, officials say.
As 139 people are still trapped under the ruins, an official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) of India said that heavy rains for two weeks have hit several parts of India, including the Rainstang district, which will see rainfall in parts of Maharashtra, including the Rashtga district, for a few more days, the Indian Department of Abhawata said.
The landslide on Wednesday was in the remote hilly village of Irshal, which was damaged in 17 out of 50 bales.
Eyewitnesses said that the landslide occurred around 10 o'clock in the night.
“Suddenly the ground started shaking. We were out of the house,” said one survived, several members of his family died in landslides. “This (landslide) has never been done before. I never thought that Pahaja would collapse, because of which people used to stay here,” said another person.
Rescue operations are not being carried out at high speed, which is difficult to lift heavy machinery on the upper side of the hill, but it has to be removed with a large amount of clay, sometimes with empty hands, officials said.
Along with several teams of NDRF, police and doctors, climbers and locals are also participating in the rescue operation.
Ashra has been set up under the hill, 103 people have been rescued alive so far, officials said.
“Our priority is to treat people from the scene as soon as possible,” said Home Minister Amit Shah, India's Union Home Minister, on Twitter.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Sindh has also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of each of the victims in the landslide.
