12 feared killed in Uttarakhand accident, rain sparks hill havoc

At least three people were killed and nine others were missing after a bus with 20 on board veered off the highway in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand and plunged into the Alaknanda river on Thursday morning, officials aware of the matter said, adding that those missing were likely dead.

Meanwhile, the toll in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh increased to five as three more bodies were recovered as seven others were missing, officials said, in the aftermath of flash floods triggered by cloudbursts that continued to wreak havoc in the hill state.

REFERENCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES