Survivors evacuated from flood-hit areas by the Indian Air Force (IAF) arrive at Kedarnath valley in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on June 21, 2013.Indian authorities have evacuated a total of 70,000 people from flood-ravaged areas in the northern state of Uttarakhand while 22,000 remained stranded and official death toll attained 680, officials said Saturday. (Xinhua)
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70,000 evacuated from flood-ravaged Indian state, death toll rises to 680
NEW DELHI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Indian authorities have evacuated a total of 70,000 people from flood-ravaged areas in the northern state of Uttarakhand while 22,000 remained stranded and official death toll attained 680, officials said Saturday.
Over 10,000 people were evacuated on Saturday from various upper reaches of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, including the worst- affected Kedarnath, the Press Trust of India quoted officials as saying. Full story
