Bhubaneswar: Four Bolbom devotees from Keonjhar district are stranded in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand after a massive landslide due to a cloudburst.
According to reports, the devotees have been trapped for the last three days. Four stranded devotees include three from Telkoi and one from Sadar police station area in Keonjhar.
Sadanada Sahu (35) of Jagmohanpur village, Kartik Khilar (44) of Saruali village, Maheshwar Pradhan (54) of Chandrashekharpur village under Telkoi police station and Rushinath Mahant (28) of Kempasada village under Sadar police station have been stranded.
After offering worship at Kedarnath temple on July 31, they were scheduled to return home on August 1.
The Kedarnath highway between Sonaprayaga and Gourikund in Uttarakhand has been washed away due to a sudden cloudburst and a bridge on the route was destroyed due to landslides on the night of July 31. At least 16 devotees were killed in the incident. Air Force, SDRF, NDRF have been pressed into service for the rescue operation. Over 1000 devotees are stranded on the Kedarnath route.
