A massive landslide was reported on Friday in Uttarakhand’s Vishnuprayag region, which lies on the Badrinath route. Nearly 25,000 tourists were stranded in the landslide, triggered due to the incessant rainfall in Chamoli district over the past few days.
According to reports, the landslide occurred at Hathi Pahar, near Vishnuprayag, which led to the closedown of Badrinath highway.
The rockslide from Hathi Pahar reportedly began in the afternoon at nearly 3:30 PM, which compelled state authorities to prevent tourists and pilgrims from moving ahead on the Badrinath route. Due to the fall of boulders, a portion of highway was subsequently damaged, forcing the authorities to temporarily close down the route.
Nearly 1500 vehicles are stranded on either side of the Badrinath route. According to reports, some of the pilgrims have been provided shelter at the adjoining Joshimath, Chamoli and Pipalkoti, whereas, others are currently in their vehicles at the highway.
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