Most of the victims were pilgrims killed along the route to Vaishno Devi, a popular Hindu shrine. Rescue workers, including soldiers and local volunteers, pulled bodies from the debris after rain sent boulders and mud crashing down along the route to the temple.

At least 30 people have been killed and many injured after heavy rains triggered a massive landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. Senior Superintendent of Police Paramvir Singh confirmed the casualties, saying that rescue and relief operations are underway.

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir have killed at least 30 people, officials and local media said Wednesday. A landslide on the route to the famous Hindu shrine Vaishno Devi killed at least 30 people,