Monsoon woes: Death toll in Uttarakhand touches 102, expected to rise `manifold`

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 23:05

At least 102 people were killed in the flash floods triggered by incessant rains in Uttarakhand, while the toll in the calamity is likely to rise manifold as 500 people are still reported to be missing.

IAF choppers rescue 200 stranded pilgrims

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 16:59

With a slight improvement in the weather today, two IAF choppers ferried about 200 stranded pilgrims from the high altitude Kedarnath shrine to Fata helipad in Rudraprayag district.

Monsoon fury: Toll rises to 131, Kedarnath almost submerged

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 09:30

The famous Kedarnath shrine was virtually submerged in mud and slush where 50 people died in the unprecedented flash floods that claimed over 130 lives in Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh and left over 70,000 pilgrims for Himalayan shrines stranded.