India, June 29 -- Nine labourers are reported missing after a massive landslide, triggered by intense rainfall, struck their campsite near Silai Bend along the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi early Sunday morning, police said. A search operation is underway.

Around 19 people were present at the campsite when the landslide struck. "Around 3 am, we were informed that a landslide struck a campsite of labourers involved in construction of a hotel. Of the 19 people at the campsite, 9 are missing," Uttarkashi district magistrate (DM) Prashant Kumar Arya said.

Rescue teams, including the national disaster response force (NDRF), state disaster response force (SDRF), police, revenue department, and public works department (PWD), are sea...