A deadly landslide

A deadly landslide

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Heavy rains and a landslide killed at least 17 people in the Himalayan region of Kashmir as unseasonal rains swept the area.

India is experiencing more extreme rainfall events as the global climate warms, according to a study of 50 years of data by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.

. LADEN, India. Reuters/Danish Ismail

Fifteen people were killed when a hillside collapsed onto a house in Ledhan village, about 40 km (25 miles) from the capital Srinagar.

Police said two other people died in flash floods in another part of the state. Hundreds of people fled their homes as Kashmir's main rivers began to swell and weather forecasters predicted further downpours in the region.

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Villagers watch the rescue operation at the site of a damaged house.
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Villagers watch the rescue operation at the site of a damaged house.

An Indian Army soldier searches for survivors with the help of a sniffer dog.
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An Indian Army soldier searches for survivors with the help of a sniffer dog.

Villagers try to pull the bodies of victims from the rubble.
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Villagers try to pull the bodies of victims from the rubble.

A man carries the body of a child.
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A man carries the body of a child.

Villagers carry a man who collapsed while mourning the death of his relative.
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Villagers carry a man who collapsed while mourning the death of his relative.

Locals carry the bodies of victims.
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Locals carry the bodies of victims.

Relatives mourn during a funeral.
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Relatives mourn during a funeral.

Women comfort each other.
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Women comfort each other.

. SRINAGAR, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

In September, the Kashmir valley suffered the worst flooding in more than a century, killing more than 200 people and displacing almost a million for weeks.