12 missing after massive landslide in Uttarakhand's Gaurikund

"Relief teams are facing difficulty in carrying out rescue work due to heavy boulders and stones falling from the hill," said SDRF Commandant Manikant Mishra.

Search and rescue operation underway after landslide destroys shops. 

DEHRADUN: At least 10 to 12 people were reported missing after two shops collapsed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains near the Gaurikund post bridge in Rudraprayag district around 11.30 pm on Thursday. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are continuously engaged in search operations.

District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar told The New Indian Express, “Two shops in front of the Dak culvert have been damaged due to a landslide triggered by heavy torrential rains in Gaurikund late on Thursday night.” These people were working in shops when the accident took place.

“Relief teams are facing difficulty in carrying out rescue work due to heavy boulders and stones falling from the hill. The district administration and disaster management teams are on the spot, and continuous search operations are going on,” said SDRF Commandant Manikant Mishra.

An official of the District Disaster Management Office said, “Due to the continuous falling of stones from the adjacent hill due to torrential rains, it is difficult to rescue potential people trapped inside the shops and also hamper the relief work.”

The list of missing people in the Gaurikund landslides are as follows:

 Ashu age 23 years resident Janai.
 Priyanshu Chamola S/O Kamlesh Chamola 18 years resident of Tilwara.
 Ranbir Singh, 28, resident of Busty.
 Amar Bohra S/O Man Bahadur Bohra resident of Nepal.
 Anita Bohra W/O Amar Bohra 26 years resident Nepal.
 Radhika Bohra D/O Amar Bohra 14 years resident Nepal.
 Pinky Bohra D/O Amar Bohra 8 years resident Nepal.
 Prithvi Bohra S/O Amar Bohra 7 years resident Nepal.
 Jatin S/O Amar Bohra 6 years resident Nepal.
 Vakil S/O Amar Bohra 3 years resident Nepal.
 Vinod S/O Badan Singh 26 years resident of Khanwa Bharatpur.
 Mulayam S/O Jaswant Singh 25 years resident Nagla Banjara Saharanpur.