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Indo-Tibetan Border Police use a rope to rescue stranded pilgrims across a river swollen by flood waters at Govind Ghat in northern India, June 20, 2013.
Spokesman Amit Chandola said the rescue operation centered on evacuating nearly 27,000 people trapped in the worst-hit Kedarnath temple area in the Garhwal Himalayan range.
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A young Indian boy, suffering from fever, lies on a cot in a makeshift tent provided by the government for people displaced by floods along the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, June 21, 2013.
Although the water level in the Yamuna receded below danger levels, for many it will be sometime yet before they can return home in the low lying areas along the riverbank and resume regular life.
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A couple console one another after being evacuated by helicopter from the upper reaches of Uttrakhand in Dehradun, India, June 20, 2013.
Days after floods killed more than 100 people, rescuers used helicopters and climbed through mountain paths to reach nearly 4,000 people trapped by landslides in a narrow valley near a Hindu shrine in the northern Himalayas, officials said Thursday.
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Indian army soldiers help a flood affected man after he was evacuated by helicopter from the upper reaches of mountains in Joshimath, India, June 21, 2013.
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The Kedarnath shrine, one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, and buildings around it are seen damaged after monsoon rains in the northern Indian state of Uttrakhand, June 20, 2013.
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Rescued pilgrims alight from a chopper in Guptkashi, India, June 21, 2013.
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Pilgrims sit inside an Indian Air Force aircraft after they were rescued from the flood affected areas in Gauri Kund, northern India, June 21, 2013.
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A shanty town along the banks of the Yamuna River lies partially submerged in floodwater in New Delhi, June 20, 2013.
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel help stranded pilgrims on a makeshift bridge to cross a stream of gushing floodwater at Govind Ghati in northern India, June 21, 2013.
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A volunteer carries relief items for flood victims at a flight line in Gochar, India, June 21, 2013.
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People watch flood-affected victims being evacuated by army personnel in a helicopter in Joshimath, India, June 21, 2013.
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A man watches from inside an Indian Air Force helicopter after being evacuated by army personnel from flood affected areas in Joshimath, India, June 21, 2013.
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Cars are seen on a road destroyed by landslides and floods in Joshimath, India, June 21, 2013.
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Women walk through the flooded banks of the Yamuna river near their homes in New Delhi, India, June 18, 2013.
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Indian people use a boat to cross a Tibetan market along the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, June 19, 2013.
With heavy rainfall in northern India, water have been released from barrages upstream, flooding the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi.
At least 102 people have died and thousands of people remain stranded in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand following torrential monsoon rains, landslides and cloud bursts.
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Rescuers help escort stranded pilgrims to helicopters to evacuate at Joshimath in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, June 19, 2013.
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Rescuers help escort stranded pilgrims to helicopters to evacuate at Joshimath in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, June 19, 2013.
A joint army and air force operation evacuated nearly 12,000 Hindu pilgrims stranded in a mountainous area by torrential monsoon rains and landslides in northern India.
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Indian army soldiers help a child to climb down from a mountain in Uttarkashi, in northern Indian state of Uttrakhund, June 18, 2013.
India's army and air force have evacuated thousands of Hindu pilgrims stranded in a mountainous area after torrential monsoon rains and landslides caused death and destruction in northern India.
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Children splash in a flooded area along the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, June 20, 2013.
The latest rains have affected several states and the capital, New Delhi, where nearly 2,000 people were evacuated to government-run camps on higher ground.
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People gather to look at submerged buses and trucks in the rising Yamuna River in New Delhi, June 19, 2013.
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Indian people use a boat to cross a Tibetan market along the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, June 19, 2013.
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Commuters travel on a flooded road after a rise in the water levels of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, June 20, 2013.
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People stand near partially-submerged trucks along the flooded banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, June 19, 2013.
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A Tibetan refugee wades through flood waters along the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, June 19, 2013.
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Indian army personnel rescue stranded people in one of the worst flood-affected regions in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.
Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state, officials said on Monday. Many more people remain missing.
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The Hindu holy town of Kedarnath, India is seen from a helicopter after severe flooding in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.
Torrential monsoon rains have cause havoc in northern India leading to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides as the death toll continues to climb and more than 1,000 pilgrims bound for Himalayan shrines remain stranded.
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A road which was caved in after incessant rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 17, 2013.
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A man rows past a bus partly submerged in flood water in Rishikesh, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, June 18, 2013.
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People cross an iron suspension bridge over the flooded River Ganges in Rishikesh, India, June 18, 2013.
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A submerged idol of Hindu Lord Shiva stands in the flooded River Ganges in Rishikesh, India, June 18, 2013.
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) arrive to rescue stranded Sikh devotees from Hemkunt Sahib Gurudwara, a religious Sikh temple, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, June 17, 2013.
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Indian army personnel rescue stranded children and others in the worst flood-affected region in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.
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People gather to watch a bridge submerged in the flooded water of the River Ganges in Rudraprayag, India, June 18, 2013.
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Locals swim near a scale showing the danger zone near the bank of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, June 18, 2013.
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A three-story building is destroyed by floodwaters in Uttarkash, India, June 16, 2013.
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Locals swim a river as it flows perilously close to a bridge in New Delhi, India, June 18, 2013.
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A bulldozer and other vehicles drift in a flooded river in Uttarkashi, India, June 17, 2013.
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A flooded highway is seen near the Joshimath district in northern India, June 17, 2013.
