Uttarakhand Rains: Kedarnath route hit; 3,000 people rescued, 1,000 still stranded; Rescue work on

Rudraprayag: Rescue and restoration work continued on Friday in Rudraprayag following heavy rains that led to damage of the route to Kedarnath Dham in the district, a senior official said on Friday.

Uttarakhand Disaster Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman said that as many as 3,000 people stranded on the route have been rescued so far but there are still about 1,000 people are still waiting to be rescued in Kedarnath.

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"The weather has become better in the entire state of Uttarakhand. There is no heavy rain and an Orange alert has been issued for tomorrow for Uttarkashi which means there will be some amount of rain," he said.

"All the major routes are open only the route between Kedarnath to Gaurikund is not open. Yesterday, we were successful in bringing 2,300 people from Gaurikund to Sonprayag. 700 people were airlifted. As many as 3,000 people have been rescued so far," said the Disaster Secretary. (with Agency inputs)

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