Traffic along the route had been restored only two-three days back after a 150-metre damaged stretch of the road was repaired.
Debris being removed after a landslide near Munkatiya on the Kedarnath National Highway on Monday evening. Pic/PTI
The bodies of four more pilgrims, including three women, were recovered on Tuesday from the debris of a landslide that occurred on the Kedarnath highway, taking the toll in the incident to five, officials said on Tuesday.
The rescue operation, which was resumed at 5 am, concluded at 7.30 am, Ryudraprayag Superintendent of Police Akshay Konde said The landslide occurred at Mankutiya on Monday while a group of pilgrims was returning on foot from Kedarnath.
Traffic along the route had been restored only two-three days back after a 150-metre damaged stretch of the road was repaired.
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