3 dead as boulders hit Kedarnath hiking route amid heavy rain in Uttarakhand

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Boulders rolled onto the Kedarnath hiking route near Gauri Kund in Uttarakhand, killing three people..

At least three people were dead, while two others were injured as boulders rolled down onto the Kedarnath hiking route in Uttarakhand...

On July 19, the Tanakpur Champawat National Highway was blocked due to debris triggered by a landslide, following intermittent rainfall...

Earlier on July 10, the road was blocked due to a landslide on the hill near the Patal Ganga Langsi tunnel on the Badrinath National Highway...

Heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand over the past few days has triggered landslides in the hills, with the highway to Badrinath blocked at several points by rubble...

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