At least 22 killed as heavy rains trigger floods in northern India

Submerged cars at a flooded hotel resort as extreme rainfall caused the Kosi River to overflow at the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, India (Mustafa Quraishi/AP)

At least 22 people have died and others are missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials have said.

The Indian Meteorological Department predicted that heavy to very heavy rain would continue to fall in the state for the next two days.