14 die in Uttarakhand; 1.5K on Kedarnath route rescued
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 1
Torrential rain across parts of Uttarakhand claimed 14 lives, including three from a single family, and left several injured, stranded and missing.
Three members of a family — Bhanu Prasad (50), his wife Neelam Devi (45) and son Vipin (28) — were killed in a landslide that buried their roadside cafe after a cloudburst at Jakhanyali village of Tehri district’s Ghansali. Emergency workers rescued 1,500 pilgrims from the Kedarnath yatra route; another 425 from Bhimbali, Rambada and Lincholi were airlifted. Tehri and Rudraprayag were the worst hit with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visiting the spot and meeting with kin of those deceased.
Meanwhile, officials said the Kedarnath Yatra was suspended amid the inclement weather conditions as the heavy downpour triggered landslides at many places.