Landslip kills 1, another dies as boulder hits car

At least one unidentified girl has been killed, while two others were feared trapped under debris following a landslide on the Yamunotri trek route in Uttarkashi district, officials said on Monday.

- HT Correspondent

DEHRADUN: The incident occurred near the Kaichi Bhairav temple on the path to the shrine.

According to Barkot circle officer Devendra Singh Negi, "We received information at around 4:12pm that three to five people may be buried under the landslide debris near Kaichi Bhairav temple. Teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police, and forest department were immediately rushed to the spot. Rescue operations are currently underway."

He added that one injured person was rescued from the debris, given first aid on the spot, and later shifted to a hospital for further treatment.

In a separate incident in Chamoli district, a 36-year-old woman from Haryana was killed and two others injured after boulders rolled down a hillside and struck the car they were traveling in near Jyotirmath.

The deceased was identified as Shilpa, a resident of Fatehabad, Haryana. The injured have been identified as Ankit and Khwahish.

SDRF Commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi confirmed the incident and said a rescue team led by Karn Singh from the Jyotirmath SDRF post was dispatched immediately after receiving information about the incident on June 23.