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Three People Dead as Helicopter Crashes in India (Photo)

According to NDTV, an Indian media outlet, Indo-Tibetan Border Police staff who were involved in relief work spotted the helicopter crashing in India's Uttarkashi district.
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Three people on board the helicopter, which was carrying relief material to flood-affected areas in Uttarakhand, died after the aircraft hit a power cable and crashed.

Rajpal, the pilot, Kaptal Lal, the co-pilot, as wel as Ramesh Sawar, a local citizen, were on board the helicopter, which was en route from Mori to Moldi, according to reports.

​At least 58 people have died over the past two days as a result of thunderstorms and flooding in the northern states of India, according to NDTV.
According to these data, Uttarakhand was the worst-hit in terms of the number of victims: 32 people died. Heavy rainfall in these regions has led to numerous landslides and overflowing rivers. According to the channel, the floods completely cut off a number of settlements from the outside world.

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