Landslide On Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway, 3 Killed

Three heavy earth moving machine operators were killed after being hit by rocks and boulders during a landslide on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway-58 in Uttarakhand early Monday, officials said.

The three men were working at a construction site of the Chardham all-weather road project between Kaudilaya and Vyasi, district official Yukta Mishra said.

The vehicles fell into a deep gorge and the bodies are being recovered, she said.

The area has been witnessing heavy rains for the past few days and landslides are common during this time of the year in the hill state.