Kedarnath News: At least 3 people have died and 8 people have been injured in an accident caused by a landslide at Chidwasa on the Kedarnath Yatra route on Sunday morning. The injured have been rescued safely from the spot by the SDRF team. This information was given by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) team.
Major landslide on Kedarnath yatra route, many feared buried. #kedarnath #LANDSLIDE #rains pic.twitter.com/pB74zvnrQY
— News Bulletin (@newsbulletin05) August 4, 2023
The official said that three bodies have been handed over to the district police and the injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment. The devotees were going from Gaurikund to visit Kedarnath Dham.
केदारनाथ यात्रा मार्ग के पास पहाड़ी से मलबा व भारी पत्थर गिरने से कुछ यात्रियों के हताहत होने का समाचार अत्यंत दुःखद है। घटनास्थल पर राहत एवं बचाव कार्य जारी है, इस सम्बन्ध में निरंतर अधिकारियों के संपर्क में हूं। हादसे में घायल हुए लोगों को त्वरित रूप से बेहतर उपचार उपलब्ध…
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) July 21, 2024
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the accident and the people who lost their lives. In a post on Twitter (formerly Twitter), Dhami wrote, “The news of casualties of some pilgrims due to debris and heavy stones falling from the hill near the Kedarnath Yatra route is very sad.”
He said, “Relief and rescue operations are going on at the accident site, I am constantly in touch with the officials in this regard. I have given instructions to immediately provide better treatment to the people injured in the accident.”