At least three pilgrims were killed in a landslide triggered by rains when they were en route to Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath temple today, officials said.Eight people were also injured in the accident, which occurred near the Chirbasa area on the Gaurikund-Kedarnath trekking route in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district. They have been taken to a hospital.The victims have been identified as Kishore Arun Parate (31), from Maharashtra’s Nagpur, Sunil Mahadev Kale (24), a resident of Maharashtra’s Jalna district, and Anurag Bisht from Rudraprayag, an official told the news agency PTI.Devotees were buried under the debris at Chirbasa on the Kedarnath Yatra route. Teams of the State Disaster Response Force and District Disaster Response Force are carrying out rescue operations,” Rudraprayag’s District Magistrate posted on X.”Efforts are underway to minimise the possibility of injuries and loss of lives. The district administration has requested travellers to stay in a safe place,” the senior official added.
