At least 150 stranded tourists rescued in Ladakh

They were later rescued by police and civil administration officials.

“The tourists were stranded when a landslide washed?away a culvert on the Leh-Manali road last night. A team of police and civil administration officials rescued the tourists and took them to safety,” a police spokesman said here today.

He said the road has been blocked at several places due to landslides and the tourists had to trek a distance of 15 km before reaching the nearest functional bus point.