Death toll rises to 807 in northern India’s monsoon floodings

A view of damaged houses is seen following monsoon rains in Shrinagar, India, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Authorities prepared Tuesday to cremate the bodies of hundreds of people who perished in monsoon flooding in northern India, as soldiers attempted to rescue tourists and pilgrims who remained stranded in a remote town. <AP Photo/NEWSis>

Indian pilgrim Ramadevi, right, who was stranded after flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand state, hugs her relative on her arrival in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. An air force helicopter returning from a rescue mission in flood-ravaged northern India hit the side of a mountain and fell into a river on Tuesday, killing eight people, officials said. Bad weather has hampered rescue efforts in Uttarakhand state, where more than 1,000 people are believed to have died and thousands of others remain stranded in remote areas because of landslides and floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mahesh Kumar A.>

Victims receive free food in Haridwar, northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 25, 2013. The heaviest monsoon rains in the state for the past 60 years, which trigered deadly floods in northern India, has claimed up to 807 lives, according to Indian Authorities on Tuesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Zheng Huansong>

Medical workers wait for victims at the railway station in Haridwar, northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 25, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Zheng Huansong>