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 (ITBP) 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.