Nine labourers go missing in landslide triggered by cloudburst in Uttarkashi

UTTARKASHI (U'KHAND): (Jun 29) Nine construction labourers went missing early Sunday after a landslide triggered by a cloudburst hit their shelters along the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district, officials said.

The labourers, who are said to be of Nepali origin, were engaged in the construction of a hotel.

District Magistrate Prashant Arya said the landslide occurred at Silai bend about 4 km ahead of Paligad, Uttarkashi