3 killed, 8 injured after landslide on the Kedarnath Yatra route

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jul 21, 2024, 11:12 IST

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3 killed, 8 injured after landslide on the Kedarnath Yatra route

Kedarnath Yatra trekking route

NEW DELHI: At least three people were killed while eight others sustained injuries after a landslide in Chidwasa on the Kedarnath Yatra route, on Sunday morning.
The SDRF team arrived at the scene and took immediate action, evacuating 8 injured individuals and transporting them to the hospital.

The bodies of 3 people were handed over to the district police by the SDRF team, according to SDRF.

The devotees were traveling from Gaurikund to visit Kedarnath Dham.
Uttarakhand CM posted on 'X',"The news of some pilgrims getting injured due to debris and heavy stones falling from the hill near the Kedarnath Yatra route is very sad. Relief and rescue work is going on at the site of the accident, I am constantly in touch with the officials in this regard. I have given instructions to provide better treatment to the people injured in the accident immediately."

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