Three people died while some others sustained injuries after a landslide occurred near Chidwasa on the Kedarnath pilgrimage in Uttarakhand on Sunday (July 21), the officials said. The incident took place at around 7.30 am, approximately 3 kilometres ahead of Gaurikund on the footpath leading to Shri Kedarnath Dham as the debris and stones fell from the hill at a place called Chidwasa, hitting pedestrians on the path, they added. The devotees were going from Gaurikund to visit Kedarnath Dham. The injured were rushed to a nearby health centre in Gaurikund immediately and the rescue operation was launched, considering the possibility of others being trapped.
