Rains Flood North India

Heavy rainfall flooded the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal, killing more than 600 people and forcing thousands to flee their homes.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police used a rope to rescue stranded pilgrims in Govind Ghat in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Thursday. Monsoon rains that started June 15 triggered floods and landslides in Uttarakhand and the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh.

Soldiers rescued stranded people in Uttarakhand. The Himalayan state has borne the brunt of the flooding.

A tourist bus and other vehicles were half submerged in the floodwaters of Yamuna River in New Delhi Thursday.

Although the heavy rains have receded in recent days, efforts to reach those stranded—mainly pilgrims who were visiting Hindu shrines in remote areas—have been hampered by extreme damage to bridges and roads due to landslides, and by a lack of rescue equipment. Here, a survivor pleaded with a soldier to allow her mother to board an army helicopter during rescue operations in Uttarakhand.

A displaced girl slept outside her makeshift tent at a roadside camp in New Delhi Friday.

The Kedarnath shrine, one of the holiest of Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, and other buildings around it were damaged following monsoon rains in Uttrakhand. At least 550 people died in Uttarakhand state alone, and at least 20 in Himachal Pradesh, officials said Friday

People used a rope to rescue a pony from the Mandakini River at Gauri Kund in Uttarakhand Friday.

A man waded through waist-high water in a marketplace area close to the Yamuna River in New Delhi on Thursday.

Children walked around submerged slums in New Delhi Thursday.

A car was stuck in mud and water after flash floods in Srinagar Thursday.

Houses in a village in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, were damaged.

A woman cried as soldiers put her husband on a stretcher during a rescue operation in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, Friday.

People watched the Yamuna River rise in New Delhi Thursday.

Vehicles were left on the rocks in Uttarakhand after heavy rains flooded a stream Monday.

A man dived into the rising waters of Yamuna River in New Delhi, Tuesday.

An aerial view of the damage caused by floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, Tuesday.

Floodwaters flowed into the houses in the low-lying areas near Yamuna River in New Delhi, Tuesday.

A damaged government guesthouse in the northern Indian town of Srinagar, Uttarakhand, Tuesday.

A submerged idol of Hindu Lord Shiva stood in the flooded River Ganges in the northern Indian town of Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, Tuesday.

A bridge was submerged in the flooded water of the River Ganges in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, Tuesday.

A building collapsed into the rising water in the town of Uttarkashi, in this still image taken from video, Monday.