Rock falls on tent near Kedarnath during landslide, man killed

The man was killed on the spot while his friends sleeping with him had a narrow escape

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A man was killed on Monday when a rock from a hillside during a landslide fell on the tent in which he was sleeping, authorities said.

The incident happened around 3 am in Junglechatti area along the trek to Kedarnath, district disaster management officer Nandan Singh said.

The man was killed on the spot. His friends sleeping with him had a narrow escape, Singh said.

It has been raining incessantly in the hills of Uttarakhand for the past three days increasing the threat of landslides, the official said.

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