At least 37 killed by floods in India in less than 24 hours

MADRID, 21 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

At least 37 people have died on Saturday as a result of torrential rains that have hit northern and eastern India.

The authorities have registered more than thirty deaths in the last 24 hours due to floods and landslides, according to the newspaper 'Times of India'.

The authorities have warned that the balance of victims could increase, since there are several missing people.

In the Himachal Pradesh region, in the northwest of the country, 21 deaths, 12 injuries and six missing have been reported. In the regions of Uttarakhand, in the north, and in Jharkhand, in the east, four fatalities have been recorded in each. In Orissa, eastern India, there have been six deaths; while in Jammu, northwest, two children have died when their house collapsed.

There is multiple damage to infrastructure, such as bridges, railway lines, roads --235 remain closed due to landslides-- and homes.