Landslide leaves tourists stranded in Leh

Eighty passenger vehicles were on Friday left stranded the Khardungla Pass in Leh district after a landslide struck the area, official sources said.

The landslide struck at Khardungla on the Leh-Nubra road this morning, leaving 80 vehicles mostly carrying tourists including some foreigners stranded.

Many of the stranded passengers complained of mountain sickness, they said, adding that there are no reports of any casualty as of now.

Police launched a massive operation and cleared the road late this evening to make way for the stranded vehicles.

Senior civil administration and police officials are on the spot monitoring the evacuation of the passengers.