TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ A helicopter, carrying relief material to flood affected areas, has crashed in Uttarkashi. The helicopter was going from Mori to Moldi, in Uttarkashi district. Three people were on-board the helicopter. Details awaited.
Heavy rain in northern India has claimed at least 58 lives in the last three days. Several landslides in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand left tourists and residents stranded in some villages. Officials said many of them have been rescued, though hundreds of tourists are still stranded in Himachal Pradesh.
Although rain subsided across the region on Monday, rivers in several parts of the region are overflowing, officials said. Thirty-two people have died and eight are missing in Uttarakhand, while 26 have died in Himachal Pradesh.
