In Indien haust der Monsoon sehr heftig:
Schon fast 600 Tote, ...
Indian monsoon toll nears 600
Rescuers recovered scores of bodies from the Ganges river in northern India Friday, as the death toll from flash floods and landslides neared 600, with thousands of mainly pilgrims and tourists still stranded or missing.
Helicopters and thousands of soldiers have been deployed to rescue more than 35,000 people trapped, the home ministry said, almost one week after floods and landslides from torrential monsoon rains struck the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
Viele haengen im unzugaenglichen Gelaende fest und noch mehr werden vermisst.
Thousands of people, mainly pilgrims and tourists remain stranded or missing, as anxious relatives waited at state capital Dehradun, where military helicopters and other aircraft are assisting with rescue efforts.
"So many are missing across the state. The numbers of the dead could rise sharply in the days to come," Uttarakhand's relief minister Yashpal Arya told AFP earlier on Friday.
Rettung ist meist nur mit Boot oder Hubschrauber moeglich.
Die Flut steigt noch und es wird auch noch weiter regnen.
Hier ein aelterer Bericht auf deutsch:
Hunderte Tote, Tausende Vermisste