At least 36 dead after overcrowded bus falls into gorge in northern India

The rescue operation lasted around five hours,

officials reported, ... as per news agency PTI

So far, 36 casualties have been confirmed,

Deepak Rawat, a senior official from the northern state of Uttarakhand told reporters

This is a very unfortunate accident. The search and rescue operation is underway on the spot. So far we have confirmation of 36 deaths in the accident,

a senior local government official told the media