Floods and Landslides in India Leave Dozens Dead - 22.08.2022, Sputnik International

India has been hit with heavy rains, floods and landslides. The death toll from flood-related incidents has risen to 50, according to the latest figures provided by the country's authorities.

More heavy rainfall is forecast for the next two days, as the emergency services are conducting search and rescue operations in remote areas.

Check out Sputnik's gallery to see the aftermath of the floods.

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A motorcyclist tries to drive past mud and debris after a landslide blocked a road in Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Sunday, 21 August 2022.

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People gather beside funeral pyres along a street during monsoon rains in Allahabad on 21 August 2022.

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Flood-affected residents of a low-lying area on the banks of the River Ganges move their belongings to drier ground at Daraganj area in Allahabad on 19 August 2022, after water levels rose following monsoon rains.

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A general view of the section of a railway bridge washed away by the deluge at the Chakki River after flash floods in Kangra district, in India’s Himachal Pradesh state on 20 August 2022.

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Youths sit on a submerged structure at Daraganj ghat before diving into the River Ganges after water levels rose in both the Ganges and Yamuna in Allahabad on 20 August 2022.

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A man and woman sit next to a road, part of which has caved in because of heavy rains in Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Sunday, 21 August 2022.

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Temple priests help to shift a sign board near a submerged temple on the banks of the river Ganges after a rise in the water levels following monsoon rains in Allahabad on 20 August 2022.

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An exiled Tibetan Buddhist nun walks in the rain in Dharmshala, India on Saturday 20 August 2022.