113 killed in western India landslides and monsoon flooding

National Disaster Response Force workers rescue residents in Chikhali in the western Indian state of Maharashtra (National Disaster Response Force/AP)

Days of landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in western India have killed at least 113 people and injured 50 others, officials said on Sunday, as rescuers scrambled to find at least 100 still missing.

A government spokesman said more than 130,000 people were rescued from nearly 900 affected villages across Maharashtra state.