Several houses and families were reportedly trapped under debris in Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand on Friday following two big cloudbursts in the region.
Rescuers have recovered two bodies while the search for the missing persons was going on.
Dog squads under the leadership of District Disaster Management Officer (DDMO) Nandan Singh Rajawar started search operations from Rambara to Bhimbali area in Rudraprayag on Monday.
According to officials, the victims, including one from Gujarat, were on their way to Kedarnath when the incident took place on Thursday evening.
Presently a small team of about 50 persons, including about half a dozen policemen, are present in the pilgrimage centre.
Teams from the Indian Army, comprising of Surya Bengal Sappers, have been deployed to clear the 6 km track to Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib Ji since May 1.
The operation began on Wednesday with the Rudraprayag police rescuing 15 tourists.
Nobody used to stay in the pilgrimage centre in winter before 2014. After the 2013 flashfloods, the reconstruction team was assigned the work to complete infrastructure and other facilities before the start of the pilgrimage season
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