8 killed, 4 injured in landslide in Rudraprayag

DEHRADUN: At least eight labourers were killed and four others injured on Friday in a landslide near the construction site of the Char Dham allweather road in Uttarakhands Rudraprayag district the police said

Updated At : 12:23 AM Dec 22, 2018 IST

The incident took place near Banswada on the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway. ANI

Dehradun, December 21

At least eight labourers were killed and four others injured on Friday in a landslide near the construction site of the Char Dham all-weather road in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, the police said.

The incident took place near Banswada on the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway, they said.

Eight bodies were pulled out of the debris and the injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, a senior police official said.

Senior officials have rushed to the spot and a rescue and relief operation is under way. PTI