Kinnaur, Aug. 6 -- A Flash flood washed away a large part of the trekking route in the Tangling area along the Kinnaur Kailash Yatra route, leaving hundreds of pilgrims stranded.

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 17th Battalion rescued 413 pilgrims using a rope-based traverse crossing technique and evacuated them to safer locations, said an official.

After receiving a distress call from Kinnaur District Administration this morning, ITBP and NDRF teams were mobilised again and continue the rescue operation. The rescue operation is being carried out by 1 Gazetted Officer, 4 Subordinate Officers, and 29 Other Ranks of ITBP in coordination with a team of 14 NDRF.

ITBP said it remains committed to supporting the district administration ...