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June 25, 2013

1,000 killed in India floods as rain hampers rescue
Gauchar, India (AFP) June 24, 2013
Around 1,000 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in northern India, as heavy rains halted the search on Monday for thousands of tourists still stranded in the devastated Himalayan regions, officials said. Indian priests were preparing to cremate hundreds of victims of the disaster even as 8,000 mainly pilgrims and tourists were still awaiting rescue nine days after flash floods and landslides hit the state of Uttarakhand. "The official information with us is that about 1,000 p ... read more

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