A building collapses into the rising water of river Ganga in northern India's pilgrimage town of Uttarkashi in this still image taken from video June 16, 2013, after 36 hours of rain. REUTERS/ANI via Reuters TV
DHARAMSALA (Reuters) - Early monsoon rains have swollen the Ganges, India's longest river, swept away houses, killed at least 60 people and left tens of thousands stranded, officials said on Tuesday.
The rains are at least twice as heavy as usual in northwest and central India as the June-September monsoon spreads north, covering the whole country a month faster than normal.
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