Uttarakhand: Bus carrying pilgrims falls into deep gorge; 25 from MP dead

A bus fell into a deep gorge en route to the Yamunotri temple in Uttarkashi district on Sunday. At least 25 pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district died and three were critically injured. The accident took place near Rikhavu khadd on the way to the Himalayan shrine around 2 kms from Damta. PM Modi announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the families of the deceased & ₹50,000 for the injured. Amit Shah expressed his grief at the accident and said he had spoken to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. Watch the full video for more.