India, July 8 -- Popular hill station, Lonavla, received 620 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Tuesday; after recording 670 mm rainfall over the earlier 24-hour period. Nearly 1,300 mm rain in just 48 hours transformed roads into streams, triggered landslides, and disrupted road and rail connectivity across the ghat section, leaving several travellers stranded.

Following reports of a landslide at the 360 South Resort in Lonavla, local rescue teams recovered the body of at least one person, a watchman, while the search is on for another person who is feared trapped under the debris left by the landslide in its wake. The landslide was caused by heavy rainfall in Lonavla which is otherwise used to receiving 300 to 400 mm of r...