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Landslides cause major road closures in Uttarakhand, including Gangotri and Yamunotri highways

Around two dozen roads, including Gangotri and Yamunotri national highways, have blocked due to rain triggered landslides. Traffic movement at Gangotri highway has been affected due to landslides at Maneri, Helgugad and Sainj areas. Teams are working to restore the roads. Meanwhile, a pickup vehicle falls into a gorge, after being hit by a landslide near Maneri. As per sources, driver was trying to cross the landslide, when incident happened. He escaped unhurt.