The government in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has said that more than 5700 people missing after last month's devastating floods will now be presumed dead.

Their families will be given financial compensation.

Earlier, authorities had confirmed that some 600 people had died.
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This year's early monsoon rains in the Uttarakhand region are believed to be the heaviest in 80 years.

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