India, Aug. 1 -- Over 4,100 pilgrims have been rescued so far - including 500 evacuated on Friday - after the Char Dham Yatra to Kedarnath Dham was suspended due to a massive landslide at Munkatia between Sonprayag and Gaurikund in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Wednesday.

"All 500 stranded pilgrims en route to Gaurikund from the Kedarnath temple have been rescued and sent to their destinations. A thorough survey by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) confirms that no pilgrims remain stranded along the Kedarnath Yatra route up to the shrine," sub-inspector of SDRF Ashish Dimri, who headed the rescue team, said.

Heavy overnight rain had washed away a 50-metre stretch of the road, cutting off the main route for vehicles and pe...