About 1,500 pilgrims stranded along Kedarnath trek route after landslide evacuated
Approximately 1,500 pilgrims stranded by a landslide on the Kedarnath trek route were successfully evacuated by joint disaster response teams. The Char Dham Yatra remains suspended due to ongoing heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand.
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This highlights the logistical and safety challenges posed by extreme weather events in the Himalayan pilgrimage regions.
About 1,500 pilgrims who were stranded in the Chirbasa area along the Kedarnath trek route after a landslide have been evacuated, officials said on Monday (September 28, 2026).
Joint teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the District Disaster Response Force (DDRF) rescued the pilgrims and escorted them to Gaurikund after they were stranded late on Sunday (September 27, 2026) night, the SDRF said in a press statement.
The Sonprayag police received information that several pilgrims were stranded in the Chirbasa area — about 3 km from Gaurikund — due to a landslide. An SDRF team from Sonprayag, led by Sub-Inspector Ashish Dimri, reached the site and found debris on the road near the Chirbasa helipad, officials said.
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