Dynamite News Uttarakhand: Landslide on Kedarnath Yatra route leaves 3 dead, 8 injured
The SDRF team immediately reached the spot with the necessary rescue equipment and carried out rescue operations. Read further on Dynamite News:
Rudraprayag: At least three persons were killed and eight injured in a landslide in the Chidwasa region of Rudraprayad on Sunday. The incident occurred on the Kedarnath Yatra route this morning when the devotees were on their way to Kedarnath Dham from Gaurikund on foot.
The District Control Room in Rudraprayag informed the State Disaster Response Force team that some people have been trapped under debris due to a landslide in that region on the Kedarnath Yatra route.
On receiving the information, the SDRF team immediately reached the spot with the necessary rescue equipment and carried out rescue operations.
SDRF evacuated eight injured people and took them to the hospital. Three people died on the spot and SDRF handed their bodies over to the district police.
Speaking on this incident, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took to X to express his grief and his condolences to the family of the deceased. (with Agency inputs)