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A team of six SDRF personnel has been sent to safely evacuate more than 250 devotees stranded in Kedarnath Dham from Lincholi to Bhimbli. From where the passengers will be airlifted to Sonprayag. For this, Army's M-17 and Chinook helicopters have been deployed. On Monday, as soon as the weather cleared in Kedar Valley, air lift rescue has started with MI 17 and Chinook.
MI will drop the passengers at Chardham helipad while Chinook will land at Gauchar airstrip. By 9 am, 133 people have been safely airlifted from Kedarnath with the help of MI, Chinook and other small helicopters. The rescue operation will continue till all the people are evacuated.
Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand
Eight people have died and about six people have been injured due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand. Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped due to road washout due to heavy rains. According to information, about 20 to 30 meters of road has been washed away between Bhimwali and Rambada. At the same time, about 100 meters of road has been washed away in the flood near Sonprayag. Taptkund in Gaurikund has also been completely destroyed in the flood. Taptkund is completely buried under debris. Devotees took bath in Taptkund.
Advisory published
Rudraprayag district administration has issued an advisory for the pilgrims who have reached Rudraprayag to visit Kedarnath, asking them to stay safe wherever they are and postpone their Kedarnath Dham Yatra. The advisory states that the condition of the motor road and footpath beyond Sonprayag is not good at all at the moment. Due to heavy rains, 20-25 meters of road was washed away in Bhimbali on the Gaurikund-Kedarnath footpath and large stones fell from the hill and came on the road.
