Rescue operations have been called off in the village of Irshalwadi, India's Maharashtra, after a massive landslide killed at least 27 people. There are currently 57 residents missing.

NDRF rescuers said that some victims had been buried under nearly 10 feet of mud for the last four days.

Yogesh Mhase, who helped in the operation, said: "In these circumstances, it is impossible to find anyone still alive".

According to NDRF Inspector Mahesh Sindha, no bodies were found or recovered yesterday (July 23).

144 people are now taking shelter in a temple.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Maharashtra, including the landslide-hit area of Raigad district.

The video was filmed by a local journalist who covered the story on the ground for four days.

The National Disaster Response Force on Sunday called of its search and rescue operation in Wednesday’s landslide in Irshalwadi in Maharashtra’s Raigad district
Informed Maharashtra state minister Uday Samant said.
As the rescue mission called off, in the 228 residents of the village, 57 are still untraceable. while bodies of 27 have been recovered. Of the 43 families in the hamlet, two families perished completely, while 41 families, comprising 144 persons, have been provided shelter in a temple added minister Samant while talking to media.

The decision to finally call off the operation was taken in consultation with the district administration and other concerned authorities

“The last body discovered on Saturday was in bad state,” he said, adding that the families of the people still missing have also agreed to calling off the search.
Raigad collector Yogesh Mhase, who was also at the spot on Sunday, said that victims had been buried under nearly 10 feet of mud for the last four days.
“It is not possible to find anyone still living in these circumstances,” he said.
The 27 deceased include 12 men, 10 women and four children, while one body has not been identified as yet, officials said.
More than 1,100 people, including NDRF personnel, were engaged in the search and rescue operation which lasted four days.

“Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed to build permanent homes for those affected by the landslide,” Samant said.

Video filmed by local journalist who were on continuous coverage for four days tells that due to continuous rains and bad weather rescue efforts were hampered.