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 th...