MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Heavy rains hit Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand on Friday, causing river overflows and collapses of many buildings, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said.
Seven members of one family were killed as their house was destroyed by a landslide in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand, the media added.
The majority of victims of the three-day rainfall resided in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, where a total of 15 people died being swept away by overflowed rivers or buried under ruins of their houses, according to the police.
In Rajasthan, five people were killed under similar circumstances, PTI said.
The Indian army is currently conducting a rescue and relief operation, as well as distributing humanitarian aid across the affected states.
