One person was killed and nine others, including five foreign tourists, were injured when a part of the Gaumukh glacier moved and hit these persons near Gaumukh last evening. A team of the Uttarkashi police, forest personnel and rescue workers today reached the spot and carried the injured back to Bhojwasa for treatment. According to Uttarkashi SP Nilesh Anand Bharne, part of the Gaumukh glacier fell on tourists in the area killing a sadhu and injuring four American and one British tourists. Two tourists from West Bengal were also injured.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/part-gaumukh-glacier-sags-1-killed
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gomukhi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tourism
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-kannad
