Several tourists have sustained serious injuries and the rescue operation is still on, according to the PTI report.

 

Deoghar Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri said that a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been working since Sunday night to rescue the trapped tourists and two helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been involved in the operation which is now on for almost 20 hours.

 

"All efforts are being made to airlift the tourists to safety. An NDRF team working since Sunday night has rescued 11 people. Locals, too, are helping with the rescue operation. Ten people have sustained serious injuries in the incident, of which one of them died late last night," PTI quoted Bhajantri as saying.