Muralee Thummarukudy, a UN disaster response expert, and ecologist Madhav Gadgil warned in 2011 that a mega-monsoon was inevitable
Two weeks after the tragedy it is unclear how many of those missing have been killed, a top state official said o Sunday.
India’s priests are planning to cremate hundreds of flood victims as heavy rains halted the search for thousands of stranded tourists, say officials.
Relief teams have been racing against time to rescue tens of thousands of stranded people in rain-ravaged northern India.
Monsoon flooding that has caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister says the toll could increase.