Dehradun, December 21: At least eight labourers were killed and four others injured on Friday in a landslide near the construction site of Char Dham all-weather road in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, police said.

The incident took place near Banswada on the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway, they said. Eight bodies were pulled out of the debris and the injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, a senior police official said. Landslide in Jammu's Reasi: 5 Killed, 29 Injured; Army Launches Rescue Operation.

Senior officials have rushed to the spot and rescue and relief operation is underway.