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India floods: 'Thousands still missing' in Uttarakhand (BBC)
Nearly 3,000 people are still missing following floods and landslides which hit India's Uttarakhand state a fortnight ago, the chief minister of the state has said.
More than 800 people are reported to have been killed so far but Vijay Bahuguna said the exact number of deaths may never be known.
Hundreds of people are still trapped in the Badrinath area, reports say.
Some 100,000 people have already been evacuated from the flood-hit region.
This year's early monsoon rains in the Uttarakhand region are believed to be the heaviest in 80 years.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23123795