More than 1000 dead in monsoon flooding in northern India

An Indian man crosses over a swollen river with the help of a rope in Govindghat, India, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Bad weather hampered efforts Sunday to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the northern India state of Uttarakhand, where at least 1,000 people have died in monsoon flooding and landslides, army officials said. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Rafiq Maqbool>

Indian army soldiers help stranded people climb down a mountain in Govindghat, India, Sunday, June 23, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Rafiq Maqbool>

In this Saturday June 22, 2013, photo, Indian army soldiers assist elderly Indian pilgrims to walk towards the safer camps after being evacuated from the higher reaches of mountains in northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. <AP Photo/NEWSis>