![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel7.jpg) It was a disaster waiting to happen, and it DID! |
![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel8.jpg) 'My wife and daughter were swept away in floods' |
![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel9.jpg) 'We prayed and waited for our fate' |
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![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel1.jpg) Uttarakhand: 'Silt has reached ceiling fans in homes' |
![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel2.jpg) Hundreds at nature's mercy @ Lord's abode |
![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel3.jpg) Massive devastation at Uttarakhand |
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![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel4.jpg) Shobha @ rain-hit Uttarakhand: 'I am hungry and alone...' |
![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel5.jpg) 'Reputation of India's decade of flood readiness is at risk' |
![](http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jun/21panel6.jpg) Army bravehearts rescue thousands in Uttarakhand |