New Delhi, June 29 -- At least two workers were killed in Uttarakhand on Sunday due to a landslide at their campsite at an under-construction hotel, triggered by a cloudburst.

According to officials, 7 other workers are missing from their campsite along the Yamunotri National Highway.

The landslide occurred at Silai Bend about 4 km ahead of Paligad, Uttarkashi. The labourers were engaged in the construction of a hotel.

District Magistrate Prashant Arya said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SDRF, and police personnel are jointly conducting search and rescue operations at the site on a war footing.

Sub-Inspector Vikram Singh said the bodies of two labourers were recovered from the banks of the Yamuna River near Tiladi Shahee...