Thane, Aug 4 (PTI): The death toll in the Malin village landslide increased to 108 as National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel pulled out two more bodies on the sixth day of the rescue operations, as per news reports on Monday.
Over 100 people are still believed to be buried under the debris after heavy rains triggered massive landslide on July 30.
A Geological Survey of India (GSI) team visiting the area to assess the situation has attributed natural factors as the reason behind the landslide that buried over 44 houses.
It said that continuous flow of rain water saturated available soil along up-slopes of the village which broke loose and eventually flowed down gaining momentum.
"The hutments and houses could not withstand force of the mud flow," the team said.
They also cautioned that if rainfall continues for another three or four days there is a possibility of further landslides in adjacent portions where the present landslide occurred and recommended that rescue teams evacuate houses adjacent to the landslide affected zone.
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