Rain rampage: Thousands stranded, Uttarakhand worst hit
Rain storms through North India
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Rain rampage: Thousands stranded, Uttarakhand worst hitEarly arrival of monsoon is usually good news. But the whole of north India, particularly Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the two Himalayan states, have been battered and ravaged by incessant showers, landslides and flash floods. Thousands are stranded in both these states. -
Rain rampage: Thousands stranded, Uttarakhand worst hitIn Uttarakhand, the death toll has reached 102. 73,000 people remain stuck in Uttarakhand, many of them pilgrims from other states who were headed to the four shrines or "Char Dham" that include Badrinath and Kedarnath. -
Rain rampage: Thousands stranded, Uttarakhand worst hitThe Army is leading rescue operations. 5,000 soldiers have been deployed in the worst-affected areas. 12 Air Force helicopters are being used to airlift stranded pilgrims, tourists and residents. 200 pilgrims were air-lifted yesterday from the Kedarnath shrine. -
Rain storms through North IndiaA damaged road during heavy monsoon rains near Govindghat of Uttarakhand. The National Highway leading up to Gangotri and Badrinath has been closed and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is constantly working to repair the road. -
Rain storms through North IndiaTelevision footage has shown bridges, houses and other buildings crashing down and being washed away by the swirling waters. A swollen river is seen engulfing a giant statue of Lord Shiva in the city of Rishikesh on Monday. -
Rain storms through North IndiaThe Indira Gandhi International or IGI Airport in Delhi, two days after it was voted the world's second best airport, was flooded because of heavy rains. Services at the domestic arrival section were severely impeded; several conveyor belts used for baggage were out of service. -
Rain storms through North IndiaIn Haryana, the water level in the Yamuna rose suddenly, leaving 22 people dead and 1,000 stranded. In Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor, 250 farmers were stranded after water was released on the Ganga upstream near Haridwar. Around 32 of them have been rescued.
