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Uttarakhand: Three devotees, enroute to Kedarnath Dham, die in landslide near Chidwasa; CM Dhami reacts

Three people died while eight others sustained injuries after a landslide occurred near Chidwasa on the Kedarnath pilgrimage in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Sunday, the officials said. On July 21, at 8:00 am, the district control room in Rudraprayag informed the SDRF team that a landslide had occurred near Chidwasa on the Kedarnath pilgrimage route, resulting in some people being …

Gaurikund landslide: Fourth body recovered, search on for 19 missing people

The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force on Thursday recovered the body of the fourth missing person from the August 3 Gaurikund landslide incident in which 23 people were washed away. SDRF media in-charge Lalita Negi said that rescue teams conducting the search operation recovered one more body downstream the Mandakini River on Thursday morning. “The body has been identified as …

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Uttarakhand: Two children killed after landslide hits Gaurikund; one injured

Two children were killed after they were buried under a landslide in Uttarakhand’s Gauri village near Gaurikund in Rudraprayag district on Wednesday morning while another child was injured, said officials. NS Rajwar, Rudraprayag district disaster management officer said that the family of a labourer from Nepal, Satyaraj’s house was hit by a landslide while they were asleep. “Satyaraj’s wife Janki …

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Uttarakhand: Two siblings killed, one injured in landslide in Gaurikund

Uttarakhand: In an unfortunate incident, two children lost their lives when the hut they were sleeping in was hit by a landslide in the early hours of Wednesday in Gaurikund. According to the Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar, the landslide hit the shack near the helipad in Gaurikund village, burying four of a family in debris. Out …

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Search operation resumes to trace people missing since landslide in Gaurikund

A search operation to trace people who went missing following a landslide triggered by a flashflood near Gaurikund this week resumed on August 5. According to district disaster management officer Nandan Singh Rajwar, around 100 National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with a team of the local administration, are engaged in the search operation. Mr. …