Landslide on Yamunotri Route Kills 3, Including 12-Year-Old Girl

A sudden landslide on the Yamunotri trekking route near Nau Kanchi and Bhairav Temple brought the Char Dham Yatra to a standstill on Monday, killing three pilgrims, including a 12-year-old girl, and leaving others feared trapped under debris.

🪨 What Happened:

• Around 4 PM, heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on the foot route between Janki Chatti and Yamunotri

• Massive boulders and mud rolled down the slope, burying a section of the path

• Panic spread among the thousands of devotees trekking the sacred route

  
  

🕯️ Lives Lost:

• Three pilgrims died, one of them a 12-year-old girl

• One injured man, Rasik from Mumbai, was pulled out and taken to Janki Chatti PHC

• Authorities believe more people could still be trapped under the rocks

  
  

🚨 Rescue Operation in Full Swing:

• SDRF, NDRF, local police, and medical teams are all on the scene

• The operation continued overnight under floodlights to locate missing persons

• Large boulders are being manually cleared with support from local villagers

  
  

🛑 Impact on Char Dham Yatra:

• The Yamunotri route is officially closed until conditions are safe

• Pilgrims en route have been halted at various points

• Meanwhile, landslides have also blocked parts of the Badrinath highway, adding to the disruption

  
  

📌 Uttarakhand’s fragile mountain terrain continues to pose life-threatening risks during the monsoon, especially for high-traffic pilgrimage routes.

📣 Should trekking paths like Yamunotri be equipped with better slope protection systems before the yatra season begins? Tell us in the comments.