{"id":17260,"date":"2013-06-18T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T03:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=17260"},"modified":"2013-06-18T07:51:01","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T03:51:01","slug":"entire-villages-washed-away-at-least-23-dead-and-50-missing-in-india-as-days-of-torrential-rains-wreak-havoc-and-leave-10000-pilgrims-stranded-on-a-mountainside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=17260","title":{"rendered":"Entire villages washed away: At least 23 dead and 50 missing in India as days of torrential rains wreak havoc and leave 10,000 pilgrims stranded on a mountainside"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rains<\/a>At least 23 people have died and 50 more remain missing after torrential downpours in northern India swept away roads, buildings and vehicles.<\/p>\n

One building collapse today killed at least three people who were washed away when an entire apartment block toppled into a river, a government spokesman said.<\/p>\n

Most of the destruction is concentrated in the state of Uttarakhand, where the Ganges river and its tributaries are flowing at dangerously high levels.<\/p>\n

Another landslide triggered by the monsoon rains buried a bus, killing three people in Almora district.<\/p>\n

Adding to the crisis, many more people have been left totally stranded in their homes by collapsing roads and bridges.
\nMore than 10,000 pilgrims on a mountain pass leading to a Hindu religious site had to be evacuated by helicopter after roads to the pilgrimage spot were unusable.<\/p>\n

In response, army and paramilitary troops are leading efforts to rescue scores of people from the rooftops of their flooded homes.<\/p>\n

India’s capital, Delhi, has also been hit by the heavy rains as many roads were flooded after recent blistering summer heat.<\/p>\n

Delhi airport was affected after more than four inches of rain fell in five hours on Sunday afternoon. Passengers were seen having to wade knee-deep in water to get to Terminal 3.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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