News Today Live Updates, 27 August | 30 dead after heavy rains trigger landslide near Vaishno Devi shrine

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At least 30 people were killed and several injured after heavy rains triggered a landslide near Adh Kunwari en route to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu’s Trikuta Hills on Tuesday. The landslide struck at a point about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra town in Reasi district to the hilltop shrine.

Rescue operations at the site are underway. Debris is being cleared and search is on for those who are feared to be trapped underneath near the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari, officials said.

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Meanwhile, the steep 50 per cent American tariffs on Indian goods exports kicked in from today.

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