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The death count in the bus accident in Uttarakhand's Almora district has climbed to 36. According to district authorities, the 45-seater passenger bus fell into a 200-metre-deep gorge at Marchula this morning while travelling from Pauri in Garhwal to Ramnagar in Kumaon -- an overnight journey of about 250 km. It met with the accident about 35 km from the destination Rampur. Police and the State Disaster Response Force have launched a rescue operation at the accident site.