India, June 25 -- Ongoing search operations to locate two pilgrims who went missing after a landslide struck the Yamunotri trek in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district entered the third day on Wednesday as rescuers continued to battle challenging terrain and incessant rainfall.

"Teams from various agencies started their search operation for the third day and deployed sniffer dogs for the search of two missing people," Uttarkashi district disaster management officer (DDMO) Shardul Gusain said.

The two missing people have been identified as Kamlesh Jhethwa (35), a resident of Mumbai, and Bhavika Sharma (11), a resident of New Delhi.

At least five people got trapped under the landslide debris near 9 Kaichi Bhairav temple on Monday around 4 p...