32 killed in India's Vaishno Devi landslide
Summary
The death toll in the Vaishno Devi landslide has risen to 32, with at least 20 people injured after heavy rain triggered the disaster in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Pilgrimage to the hilltop shrine was suspended as stones, boulders and rocks came crashing down on the trek route from Katra.
Key Points
- The Vaishno Devi landslide has killed 32 people and injured at least 20 others, officials said.
- Heavy, relentless rain triggered the disaster on the trek route to the hilltop shrine in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- The pilgrimage was suspended after the mountainside gave way and debris came crashing down around 3 pm on Tuesday.
- Authorities had already halted the Himkoti trek route in the morning and later suspended the old route as well.
