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Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh rescued by IAF

India Cricketer Harbhajan Singh, Who Was Stranded In Joshimath Due To Incessant Rains While On A Pilgrimage, Was On Wednesday Rescued And Taken To Safety By The Indian Air Force.

PTI | Updated on: 19 Jun 2013, 08:11:44 PM

New Delhi:

India cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who was stranded in Joshimath due to incessant rains while on a pilgrimage, was on Wednesday rescued and taken to safety by the Indian Air Force.

"Rescued by 205 army aviation squadron based at mamoon pathankot.thank u.sweet memories with the air crew.god bless," a relieved Harbhajan wrote on his twitter page.

Flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides have claimed over a hundred lives in Uttarakhand and left thousands of pilgrims stranded.

The off-spinner took shelter at the ITBP camp at Joshimath since the last four days after he too could not reach Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara due to bad weather.

The off-spinner on Tuesday accompanied Indo-Tibetan Border Police officials to the forces' barracks and campuses where stranded pilgrims are being provided food and medicines.

Harbhajan took the role of a counsellor alongside ITBP personnel as he met a number of pilgrims hit by incessant rains and floods.

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First Published : 19 Jun 2013, 08:10:00 PM

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