Figure of 10,000 deaths in Uttarakhand is incorrect: CM

June 29, 2013 21:06

NDTV reports: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has dubbed as "inaccurate" the state Assembly Speaker's claim that more than 10,000 people may have died in the flash floods and landslides that were triggered by torrential rain in the state two weeks ago.

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said that more than 900 people have died in the massive calamity.

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