In addition to the 47 dead, more than 30 people were missing after the landslides.

At least 47 killed and others missing after deadly landslides in western India

People make their way through a flooded street during monsoon rains Jammu, India.

The majority of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, while others died in Uttar Pradesh.

11 taking selfies on watch tower among 38 killed by lightning strikes in India

India and its diaspora grieve 'tragedy king' Dilip Kumar

'Delta plus' is thought to be more transmissible than the original Delta variant, which is around 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant.

What is the 'Delta plus' Covid variant and how transmissible is it?

A global record 6,148 Covid-19 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours.

India reports world's highest single-day Covid-19 death toll

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss hopes to start official talks in the autumn.

UK to target India’s middle class and young people in trade deal

India has the third highest number of deaths officially recorded, behind the US and Brazil, but experts believe the true toll is significantly greater.

India passes 300,000 official coronavirus deaths as cases surge

Kolkata is a city with thousands of slums and millions of people in need of kindness and support, where Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poor. 

India: How those living in slums with no jabs fare in 'pharmacy of the world'

Juliet Bremner hears from police patrols in India which now operate on boats up and down this stretch of the Ganges, attempting to stop the disposal of bodies.

The reality of India’s rural pandemic as Covid rips through villages

The Serum Institute of India's inability to supply the vaccine following the banning of exports, means the Covax scheme is 140 million doses short. 

Covid: India crisis leaves vaccine scheme 140 million doses short

As Covid continues to grip India, one doctor working at the epicentre of the crisis says she feels 'let down' by the Indian government's handling of the crisis.

Covid: Indian doctor cried 'incessantly' after witnessing six deaths in a day

The country is recording more cases per day than the rest of the world put together, despite the fact that PCR tests are not identifying many infected people.

India Covid deaths reach 250,000 amid fears PCR tests are giving false negatives

Barkha Dutt and grieving relatives in India

Renowned reporter Barkha Dutt has been covering rural India - she feels it has been ignored and underserved during the second wave.

Dead bodies float in rivers as Covid ravages India, journalist Barkha Dutt says

With the death toll at the highest weekly rate yet, families in India are experiencing devastating losses due to the second wave of the Covid pandemic.

'I saw boy, 13, forced by Covid to prepare his father's body for funeral'

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a person to test for COVID-19 as others wait for their turn outside a field hospital in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad

ITV News producer Sanjay Jha shares a personal account of the devastating impact of Covid in India as the country's public health system struggles to cope.

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