New Tehri, Aug 21 (PTI) Two women and a four-month-old baby were crushed to death after being hit by a massive landslide in Chamba in Uttarakhand's Tehri district on Monday, police said.
According to reports, all six people are residents of Kurukshetra, Haryana and they were staying in a tourist camp. The camp was hit by a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in the last couple of days.
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. Uttarakhand Landslide Latest Update: Three Killed, 20 Still Missing After Landslide in Gaurikund, Says State DGP Ashok Kumar.