15,000 tourists stranded after landslide on Badrinath route
Nearly 15,000 tourists were left stranded after a landslide occurred near Vishnuprayag in Uttarakhand on the route towards Badrinath on Friday, according to reports. In 2016, landslides and incessant rains had blocked roads and vehicles disrupting the Badrinath pilgrimage. Over 5,000 people were reportedly killed in flash floods that affected 12 out of Uttarakhand's 13 districts in 2013.