Four Nepali labourers were found dead after they were buried in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Phata village in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag, officials said on Friday.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has recovered their bodies from under the debris of the landslide, they said.
Rudraprayag Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said authorities were informed about the incident near a ‘khat gadera (rainwater pond)’ in the village around 1.20 am, and a rescue team was rushed to the spot.
Rajwar told ANI, “All 4 people trapped in the debris were found dead by the rescue teams. All of them were Nepali nationals and their bodies are being brought to Rudraprayag by the District Disaster Rescue Force (DDRF) team.”
Heavy rains had lashed the area on Thursday night, the officials said.
They deceased were identified as Tul Bahadur, Purna Nepali, Kishna Parihar and Chiku Bura, all residents of Nepal, Rajwar said.
(With inputs from agencies)