207 killed in Uttarakhand

Over 200 people have lost their lives while 50,000 people were still stranded in different inaccessible parts of Uttarakhand hit by flash floods and landslides, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said.
"So far, 207 people lost their lives. But the toll may go up as debris in many areas is yet to be cleared," he told reporters here.
"We have evacuated 34,000 people from various parts of Uttarakhand but 50,000 people are still stranded. Our efforts are continuing to rescue all the stranded people," he said after a review meeting on the situation in Uttarakhand.