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Up to 1,000 feared dead in India floods, landslides

By Harmeet Shah Singh, CNN
updated 2:11 AM EDT, Sun June 23, 2013

Severe flooding has left more than 50,000 people stranded in northern India. A boy rescued from flood-hit areas waits with others before being sent to relief camps in Dehradun, state capital of Uttarakhand on June 21, 2013.
A man bathes from a hand pump as a local resident carries her belongings to safer place on banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi on June 19, 2013.
An Indian man, who was evacuated due to rising waters, searches along the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on June 21, 2013.
Buses and trucks are submerged in the rising waters of the Yamuna River near the Tibetan market in New Delhi on June 19.
Shopkeepers are using boats to traverse the rising waters of the Yamuna River at the Tibetan market in New Delhi on June 19.
Men watch the rising waters of the Yamuna River from a bridge in New Delhi on June 19.
Civil Defence volunteers warn people against attempting to catch floating pumpkins, watermelons and other objects from the rising waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on June 19.
Evacuees hug their family members after arriving by helicopter in Dehradun, the capital of the state of Uttarakhand on June 19.
Hindu priests move their shelters from the banks of the Ganga river as the water level rises in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh state, on June 19.
The Kedarnath Temple (C, foreground) is pictured amid flood destruction in the holy Hindu town of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand state on June 18.
Water flows over a Hindu statue during heavy monsoon rains in Rishikesh town in the state of Uttrakhand on June 17.
An man looks at a jagged road severely damaged during heavy monsoon rains near Govindghat town in Uttrakhand state on June 17.
Trash covers a truck submerged in flood waters in Dehradun in Uttrakhand state on June 17.
A collapsed road is pictured by a flooded river in Uttarakhand state on June 17.
People move furniture as homes flood due to the heavy rains in Uttarakhand state on June 17.
Rescuers help residents out of a collapsed home damaged by heavy rains and floods in Uttarakhand state on June 17.
Villagers repair tin roofs of their houses and clear uprooted trees in Vaktapur village, some 60 kms from Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat state, on June 17.
People shelter under umbrellas as they walk along the promenade on Marine Drive in the city of Mumbai on June 17.
A man walks through a waterlogged road in the Indian capital of New Delhi on June 16.
Workers try to remove a tree that fell on top of an auto-rickshaw during the monsoon rains in New Delhi on June 16.
A street child dances in the middle of a road as monsoon rains fall in New Delhi on June 16.





STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The exact number of those killed will not be clear until the mess is cleaned up
• Uttarakhand state is the worst-hit

(CNN) -- Indian authorities scrambled to rescue thousands of people trapped after floods and landslides ravaged the Himalayan region, leaving up to 1,000 feared dead.
The exact number of those killed will not be clear until the muddy waters are cleaned up and the bodies recovered, said Vijay Bahuguna, the chief minister of Uttarakhand state, which is the worst-hit.



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"Certainly, the number of the dead is much higher than 550 ... and it could be around 1,000 as figures coming in suggest," he said Saturday.
Emergency operations include the military and all forms of transportation, including trains moving people for free.
About 70,000 have been evacuated since the floods hit this month.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/23/world/asia/india-floods/index.html?eref=googletoolbar

Uttarakhand: 19,000 still stranded; Kedarnath cleared

Agencies New Delhi, June 23, 2013
First Published: 20:51 IST(23/6/2013) | Last Updated: 21:06 IST(23/6/2013)






Kedarnath Valley, the temple town which was the epicentre of the Uttarakhand rain fury, was on Sunday cleared of all stranded pilgrims, as rescuers battled rains to evacuate 3,000 more people in the disaster.

ITBP teams are carrying out rescue and relief operation for people stranded in Kedarnath. (ITBP photo)


According to a PTI report, the death toll is likely to cross 5,000 in Uttarakhand.

"At least 5,000 people must have been killed in the deluge that inflicted heavy damage on vast tracts of land especially in Kedarnath valley," the PTI report quoted disaster management minister Yashpal Arya as saying at the Jollygrant airport on his return from an aerial survey of the affected areas.
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However, Arya trashed reports quoting him saying that he feared the toll was nearly 5,000.
"The enormity of disaster is so big that the toll could be more than the present figure. The picture (on toll) is likely to be more clear in the coming days," Yashpal Arya told Hindustan Times.
The official death toll as of Saturday was put at 680 while chief minister Vijay Bahuguna said the death toll is likely to be around 1,000.
With MeT department warning of adverse weather in the region from Monday, the multi-agency operations raced against time to try to rescue remaining 19,000 stranded people stuck in three areas including Badrinath. Air operations had to be also briefly suspended due to bad weather.
As stepped up rescue operations amid intermittent rains led to evacuation of more than 3,000 pilgrims and tourists out of the stranded 22,000 people.
ITBP jawans also began constructing foot tracks to speed up evacuation work, offering a "silver lining" for the stranded people.
"New tracks for able-bodied men to move on foot are opening up and that is a silver lining," Air Commodore Rajesh Isser, who is also the Task Force Commander for the IAF, said.
He said air operations are now focussed on areas like Gaurikund and Harshil and other places which were untouched.
In stepped up rescue operations by the Army, ITBP and NDRF amid intermittent rains, more than 3,000 people were resscued from different areas, chief secretary Subhash Kumar told reporters.
Kedarnath valley has been totally evacuated while over 3,000 stuck in Badrinath, Junglechatti and Harshil areas were evacuated to safe locations by the security forces today, he said. Scores of dead bodieslay strewn in Kedarnath area.
A joint combing operation by the security forces will be launched in Kedarnath valley tomorrow morning to ensure not a single survivor remains stuck in Rudraparayag district.
When asked how many more are yet to be evacuated from Badrinath and nearby areas, the Chief secretary said the figure should not be more than 7,000.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NorthIndiaRainFury2013/Uttarakhand-19-000-still-stranded-Kedarnath-cleared/Article1-1081138.aspx

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Up to 1,000 feared dead in India floods, landslides

By Harmeet Shah Singh, CNN
updated 2:11 AM EDT, Sun June 23, 2013

Severe flooding has left more than 50,000 people stranded in northern India. A boy rescued from flood-hit areas waits with others before being sent to relief camps in Dehradun, state capital of Uttarakhand on June 21, 2013.
A man bathes from a hand pump as a local resident carries her belongings to safer place on banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi on June 19, 2013.
An Indian man, who was evacuated due to rising waters, searches along the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on June 21, 2013.
Buses and trucks are submerged in the rising waters of the Yamuna River near the Tibetan market in New Delhi on June 19.
Shopkeepers are using boats to traverse the rising waters of the Yamuna River at the Tibetan market in New Delhi on June 19.
Men watch the rising waters of the Yamuna River from a bridge in New Delhi on June 19.
Civil Defence volunteers warn people against attempting to catch floating pumpkins, watermelons and other objects from the rising waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on June 19.
Evacuees hug their family members after arriving by helicopter in Dehradun, the capital of the state of Uttarakhand on June 19.
Hindu priests move their shelters from the banks of the Ganga river as the water level rises in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh state, on June 19.
The Kedarnath Temple (C, foreground) is pictured amid flood destruction in the holy Hindu town of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand state on June 18.
Water flows over a Hindu statue during heavy monsoon rains in Rishikesh town in the state of Uttrakhand on June 17.
An man looks at a jagged road severely damaged during heavy monsoon rains near Govindghat town in Uttrakhand state on June 17.
Trash covers a truck submerged in flood waters in Dehradun in Uttrakhand state on June 17.
A collapsed road is pictured by a flooded river in Uttarakhand state on June 17.
People move furniture as homes flood due to the heavy rains in Uttarakhand state on June 17.
Rescuers help residents out of a collapsed home damaged by heavy rains and floods in Uttarakhand state on June 17.
Villagers repair tin roofs of their houses and clear uprooted trees in Vaktapur village, some 60 kms from Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat state, on June 17.
People shelter under umbrellas as they walk along the promenade on Marine Drive in the city of Mumbai on June 17.
A man walks through a waterlogged road in the Indian capital of New Delhi on June 16.
Workers try to remove a tree that fell on top of an auto-rickshaw during the monsoon rains in New Delhi on June 16.
A street child dances in the middle of a road as monsoon rains fall in New Delhi on June 16.





STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The exact number of those killed will not be clear until the mess is cleaned up
• Uttarakhand state is the worst-hit

(CNN) -- Indian authorities scrambled to rescue thousands of people trapped after floods and landslides ravaged the Himalayan region, leaving up to 1,000 feared dead.
The exact number of those killed will not be clear until the muddy waters are cleaned up and the bodies recovered, said Vijay Bahuguna, the chief minister of Uttarakhand state, which is the worst-hit.



Survivors of India floods recount horror


Monsoon rains drench India, cause floods
"Certainly, the number of the dead is much higher than 550 ... and it could be around 1,000 as figures coming in suggest," he said Saturday.
Emergency operations include the military and all forms of transportation, including trains moving people for free.
About 70,000 have been evacuated since the floods hit this month.

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well don't you think god is trying to tell us something this is going On in every country & state I say he is
look at NYC look at PA well look around I say he is .