IN PICS | Ninth Anniversary Of Tragic Kedarnath Flash Floods That Ravaged Uttarakhand

The Kedarnath area in Uttarakhand had received unprecedented heavy rainfall between June 14, 2013 to June 17, 2013 and the Chorabari lake had collapsed due to cloudburst that had resulted in a major flash flood. (File Photo/ Getty)

The small town around Kedarnath Temple got totally destroyed by the 2013 flood, only ruins are left. (File Photo/ Getty)

Pilgrims are visiting Kedarnath Temple. The small town around Kedarnath Temple got totally destroyed by the 2013 flood, only ruins are left. (File Photo/ Getty)

Several roads, buildings and other structures were washed away and, according to the state government's plea, the estimated death toll was around 10,000, with over 3,000 persons missing. (File Photo/ Getty)

The floods destructed several parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and even Western Nepal. The heavy downpour led to massive flash floods and landslides resulting in the death of residents and tourists as well as extensive damage to property. (File Photo/ Getty)

Delhites hold the candle light as they pay tribute to those who lost their lives in flash floods in Uttarakhand on June 28, 2013 in New Delhi, India. Some 1,000 people mostly the pilgrims to Badrinath and Kedarnath have died in flash floods and landslides caused by heavy downpours. (File Photo/ Getty)

The relief work was carried out by a combined team of army, airforce, navy, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Public Works Department as well as by local administration. (File Photo/ Getty)