Dehradun: Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar on Sunday said that three people were killed and 20 people are still missing in a landslide that occurred in Gaurikund.
While speaking to ANI, DGP Ashok Kumar said," Three people have died and 20 people are still missing in a massive landslide that occurred on the Kedarnath Yatra route in Gaurikund."
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He further mentioned that a total of 17 people are of Nepali origin and are still missing after the landslide.
"17 of the missing people are of Nepali origin. A search operation by the police is underway," he said.
Earlier Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud on Saturday requested the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami for speedy search and rescue of its citizens missing in a landslide in Gaurikund.