India monsoon floods kill at least 560; thousands missing

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India monsoon floods kill at least 560; thousands missing

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-monsoon-floods-kill-least-560-thousands-missing-063101300.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xn3g7hlwbpD6pNhlPfb6OA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-22T085117Z_1_CBRE95L0OLL00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-FLOODS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Soldiers assist survivors to board a rescue helicopter next to the River Alaknanda, during rescue operations in Govindghat in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand" align="left" title="Soldiers assist survivors to board a rescue helicopter next to the River Alaknanda, during rescue operations in Govindghat in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand" border="0" /></a>By Danish Siddiqui RUDRAPRAYAG, India (Reuters) - Flash floods and landslides unleashed by early monsoon rains have killed at least 560 people in northern India and left tens of thousands missing, officials said on Saturday, with the death toll expected to rise significantly. Houses and small apartment blocks on the banks of the Ganges, India's longest river and sacred to Hindus, have toppled into the rushing, swollen waters and been swept away with cars and trucks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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