Torrential monsoons have wrought havoc in Northern India this week , triggering cloudburst , landslides and pestilent floods .
Here , an idol of Hindu Lord Shiva in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand is nearly swallow whole by the unnerving floodwaters of the Ganges river , long since overtake by the unrelenting rains . It is amazing , in the truest , most daunting signified of the word .
A second photograph of the statue ( see here on Google Maps ) , take in in March of this yr , helps contextualize the extent of the implosion therapy :
As of this posting , the rains have claimed over 150 lives and left some 50,000 stranded . Fortunately , rescue efforts have been effective – at least to the extent that substructure has made deliverance potential . Via The New York Times :
Despite ceaseless rain and landslides , 33 , 192 Pilgrim had been deliver as of Thursday , accordingto a home ministry printing press expiration .
The Indian Army has been sent to help with the rescue procedure , but the evacuation of pilgrims has been hopple by the destruction of roads and the want of safe landing launching pad for helicopters .
The prize rector announced on Thursday that 200,000 rupees ( or about $ 3,350 ) would be cater to families of those who died in the flood lamp and 50,000 rupees for the injured . He also announced Union aid of 10 billion rupees for the state . “ The prompt need is for rescue and relief operations , and the administration will not spare any effort in this regard,”Mr . Singh saidin a television broadcast .
Morehere .
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