19 dead, dozens buried in India landslides: rescuers

DEHRADUN: At least 19 people in northern India died on Friday in landslides and flashfloods triggered by heavy overnight monsoon rains and up to 30 others are missing, a rescue official told AFP.

The deaths occurred in the early hours after particularly heavy downpours in the Rudraprayag and Bageshwar districts of the scenic Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, Piyush Rautela from the state disaster management cell told AFP.