Rescuers search for missing pilgrims after north India landslide

New Delhi (Reuters) – Rescuers were searching for missing pilgrims on Friday after a landslide in a northern Indian state crushed some shops on a hilly pathway and washed away structures into a river below, officials said.

The incident occurred Thursday night after part of a hill broke apart amid heavy rains in Gaurikund area of the mountainous Uttarakhand state, said Nandan Singh Rajwar, a disaster management official.

At least 12 to 13 people, who were on the trek route to the Kedarnath temple – a holy site for Hindus – could be missing, Rajwar added.