Torrential rains have caused 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 submerged idol of Hindu Lord Shiva stands in the flooded River Ganges in Rishikesh, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9874d212-0371-4a3a-b8f4-cd7ac42d8a4b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A submerged idol of Hindu Lord Shiva stands in the flooded River Ganges in Rishikesh, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.
![A view of the Hindu holy town of Kedarnath from a helicopter after a flood, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/64ee5b8b-a89e-4bb6-89ea-9cc06daf3b10_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the Hindu holy town of Kedarnath from a helicopter after a flood, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.
![People gather to watch a bridge submerged in the flooded water of the River Ganges in Rudraprayag, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/51052089-c382-42e2-b15f-04522d153813_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People gather to watch a bridge submerged in the flooded water of the River Ganges in Rudraprayag, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.
![An Indian soldier carries a stranded woman pilgrim to a safer area in Chamoli district, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/90475dc4-f647-4f20-b1a9-41ea76414c1a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian soldier carries a stranded woman pilgrim to a safer area in Chamoli district, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013.