10 developments in story about rain fury in Uttrakhand

Here are 10 developments in the story:

 

 

Source NDTV

1. In Uttarakhand, 50 people have died and 60 others are missing after torrential rain washed away buildings and roads. Nearly 73,000 tourists, bound for Char Dhams or four holy places of pilgrimage in the hills, are stranded. The Army and paramilitary troops are leading efforts to rescue the pilgrims and scores of people from the rooftops of their flooded homes. The state government was readying food parcels and drinking water pouches to be air dropped to villages cut off after roads were washed away.
2. More than a dozen people died in the state's Rudraprayag district alone, while another 50 people were missing, said Amit Negi, an official in Uttarakhand. Vehicles were seen being washed away; a landslide buried a bus, killing four people and injuring 15 others in Almora district. (In pics: Rain storms through north India)
3. Three helicopters of the Air Force have reached Dehradun's Jolly Grant Airport for rescue operation; 12 disaster management teams are also there.
4. The National Highway leading up to Gangotri and Badrinath has been closed and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is constantly working to repair the road. In Badrinath, 10 buildings have been washed away while in Munsiyari the Kali Ganga river engulfed 400 houses. (Share your pictures and videos here)
5. The Ganga and all its major tributaries are flowing above the danger mark in Uttarakhand. In Garhwal district, a bridge on the Alakananda river, connecting Rudraprayag and Gaurikund, has been washed away. A large number of shrines, hotels, rest houses, shops and residential buildings close to the river have also caved in. "The situation is very grim. The meteorological office has predicted that the rain will continue for another three days at least," said government official Amit Chandola.