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Avalanche again hits hills near Kedarnath temple

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Kedarnath: Avalanche continued to strike Kedarnath region as the devotees witnessed a snowstorm on the hills of Kedarnath around 6 am on Saturday. Seeing the snowstorm, the devotees who reached Kedarnath got panicked.

As per the information, there is no news of any damage so far. The administration team is going to inspect the site after reaching there.

Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay said, “There was no damage to Kedarnath temple. There has been an avalanche on the hills of Kedarnath. But the temple is safe. There is no damage to the temple.”

This is the second snowstorm on the Kedarnath hills within a few days. Earlier on September 22, there was an avalanche in Chorabari Glacier behind Kedarnath dham.

This post was last modified on October 1, 2022 3:59 pm

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