One dead, two injured after being hit by debris on Kedarnath trek route, pilgrimage temporarily suspended
The trek route has been blocked after heavy rains due to debris and stones falling in a stream near Jangalchatti between Gaurikund and Rambada on the Kedarnath trek route, police said.
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