Three persons, including an army officer and a jawan, were
killed in a landslide at the Kedardanda area located in the higher
reaches of Uttarkashi district on Wednesday.
A Subedar Major, a jawan and a local porter were killed after being
caught in the landslide when a five-member Army team was returning from
routine patrolling of Kedar peak, Uttarkashi SP Rajiv Swarup said.
A Disaster Response Force contingent has been dispatched to the spot to
help in rescue operations. A team from the Army's Harsil base camp
regularly goes for patrolling of the peak, the SP said.
Meanwhile, no new bodies were recovered on Wednesday in the
cloudburst-hit Ukhimath area of Rudraprayag district. Dead toll
remained stable at 52. However, reports said 15 persons are still
missing.
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