India steps up grim search for bodies
INDIA: Rescue workers stepped up the search for bodies
Thursday in India's flood-ravaged north and mass cremations took place
as fears grew over outbreaks of disease, officials and reports said.
More than 100,000 mainly pilgrims and tourists have been evacuated
from the disaster zone while some 4,000 remain in relief camps after the
flash floods and landslides that hit the state of Uttarakhand on June
15.
Rivers swollen by monsoon rains have swept away houses, buildings and
entire villages in the Himalayan state, which was packed with tourists
and pilgrims travelling to Hindu shrines.
AFP |