Eight trekkers still missing days after avalanche on Uttarakhand's Kedartal trail

Eight members of a 12-person group that set out from Gangotri for the Kedartal trek on October 27 remain missing after an avalanche blocked their route. Three Nepali porters and a cook returned safely. The missing include five trekkers from West Bengal, one from Uttar Pradesh and a local guide. SDRF and NDRF teams have resumed ground and helicopter searches after bad weather paused operations.