Landslide kills 8 laborers, injures four on NH Rishikesh-Kedarnath

At least eight labourers were killed and four others injured on Friday in a landslide near the construction site of Char Dham all-weather road in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, police said.

The incident took place near Banswada on the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway, they said.

Eight bodies were pulled out of the debris and the injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, a senior police official said.

Senior officials have rushed to the spot and rescue and relief operation is underway.