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3 dead, 8 hurt as landslide hits Kedarnath Yatra route
Debris lies on a road following a landslide on the Kedarnath trekking route, in Rudraprayag district on Sunday
At least three people were killed, and eight others were injured on the Kedarnath Yatra route in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district after a landslide hit the area on Sunday morning
Dehradun: At least three people were killed, and eight others were injured on the Kedarnath Yatra route in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district after a landslide hit the area on Sunday morning. According to the information provided by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), which has been carrying out rescue operations, the landslide occurred near Chirbasa when the pilgrims were travelling on foot to reach the Kedarnath temple from Gaurikund.
The deceased were identified as Maharashtra natives Kishore Arun Parate, 31, from Nagpur; Sunil Mahadev Kale, 24, from Jalna; and Anurag Bisht, 22, from Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand.
Nandan Singh Rajwar, the Rudraprayag district disaster management officer (DDMO), said that at around 7:30 am, they received information about pilgrims being buried under the debris. The Rudraprayag district control room informed the SDRF team about the landslide. Upon receiving this information, the SDRF team, accompanied by Inspector Anirudh Singh Bhandari and necessary rescue equipment, promptly arrived at the location and carried out the rescue operation, stated the SDRF.
