Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast was feared for years
1 year, 2 months ago

Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast was feared for years

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan north, a disaster that many had warned was possible for years. A vehicle is seen partially submerged in water after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped the Rangpo town in Sikkim, India, Thursday, Oct.5. The flooding took place along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley of the north-eastern state, and was worsened when parts of a dam were washed away. Rescue work continues after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped the Rangpo town in Sikkim, India, Thursday, Oct.5. This photo provided by the Indian Army shows army vehicles that got washed away in flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall in Sikkim, India, Thursday, Oct.5.

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Heavy rain in Sikkim triggers multiple landslides, damages bridge
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Heavy rain in Sikkim triggers multiple landslides, damages bridge

New Indian Express  

GANGTOK: Heavy rains in Sikkim over the last three days have triggered multiple landslides in several areas and caused significant damage to the old Rang-Rang bridge, considered the gateway to the northern part of the state, officials said on Friday. Meanwhile, the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha urged the people to avoid unnecessary travel in the wake of torrential downpour lashing …

Assam floods: More than 12.33 lakh people are reeling under the deluge across 23 districts
5 months, 1 week ago

Assam floods: More than 12.33 lakh people are reeling under the deluge across 23 districts

The Hindu  

“The flood situation in Assam remained grim on July 13 even though the water levels have started receding in many parts of the State,” officials said. Meanwhile, a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority on July 12 said that seven more people lost their lives and more than 12.33 lakh people are reeling under the deluge across 23 …

Assam flood situation improves marginally, 18.80 lakh still affected
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam flood situation improves marginally, 18.80 lakh still affected

The Hindu  

The flood situation in Assam improved marginally as the number of people reeling under the deluge in 27 districts decreased to around 18.80 lakh, officials said on July 9. The affected population was 18,80,700 in 27 districts as compared to almost 22.75 lakh people suffering from the deluge on Sunday, the officials said. Dhubri with nearly 4.75 lakh people reeling …

Flood-hit Assam’s death toll climbs to 72
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Flood-hit Assam’s death toll climbs to 72

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI In receding mode, the floods in Assam claimed six lives on Monday, taking the death toll to 72. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the number of affected districts decreased from 30 on July 6 to 27 on Monday. BJP’s mismanagement, says Rahul Gandhi Earlier in the day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the extreme devastation caused …

Weather Update: Mathura To Assam, Entire Country Faces Floods In Early July | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Weather Update: Mathura To Assam, Entire Country Faces Floods In Early July | ABP News

ABP News  

Eight people were killed in Assam on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 56. According to a PTI report, more than 16.25 lakh people are reeling under the deluge across 27 districts, an official bulletin stated. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority report said that two persons died in Tezpur revenue circle of Sonitpur district, while one each drowned at …

16.5 lakh people hit by Assam floods, toll rises to 56; Kaziranga inundated
5 months, 2 weeks ago

16.5 lakh people hit by Assam floods, toll rises to 56; Kaziranga inundated

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Over 16.50 lakh people in Assam are affected by floods in 29 districts with the major rivers flowing above the danger level in the state. At the famed Kaziranga National Park, a total of 31 animals have died due to drowning, while 82 others have been rescued in the worst deluge in recent years, a park official said. Out …

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India's northeast kill at least 16 people
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India's northeast kill at least 16 people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Floods and landslides triggered by …

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s northeast kill at least 16 people
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s northeast kill at least 16 people

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India’s northeast, where more than 300,000 have been displaced from their submerged homes, authorities said on Tuesday. The Indian army and air force have been assisting with rescue efforts in Assam, one of the worst-hit states, where a …

Assam flood situation continues to improve; water receding fast
6 months ago

Assam flood situation continues to improve; water receding fast

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati, The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday as water level is receding fast across the state, officials said. Assam flood situation continues to improve; water receding fast The India Meteorological Department's Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati has also not issued any warning except predicting some rains in Barak valley and a few districts of central Assam. …

Nine dead as landslides, triggered by incessant rains, hit Sikkim
6 months, 1 week ago

Nine dead as landslides, triggered by incessant rains, hit Sikkim

Hindustan Times  

Six more people were killed and two others wounded as excessive rainfall triggered massive landslides across North Sikkim, causing extensive damage, blocking several key roads and inundating dozens of homes across the region, officials said on Thursday. According to data from the India Meteorological Department, Mangan district in North Sikkim received over 220mm rain between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. …

Landslides cut off North Sikkim; swollen Teesta leaves hundreds homeless
6 months, 1 week ago

Landslides cut off North Sikkim; swollen Teesta leaves hundreds homeless

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rains triggered multiple landslides and cut off North Sikkim from the rest of the state even as a swollen River Teesta flooded its banks and left hundreds of people homeless. Landslides in North Sikkim blocked roads and damaged houses and electricity poles. In October last year, a flash flood, triggered by a glacial lake outburst in North Sikkim, left …

Three die in landslides in south Sikkim following heavy rainfall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Three die in landslides in south Sikkim following heavy rainfall

Hindustan Times  

GANGTOK: Three people died and several others were injured when landslides triggered by heavy rainfall destroyed their homes at south Sikkim’s Majwa village during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, officials said. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha president Prem Singh Tamang expressed his grief over the loss of lives and property hours before being sworn in as chief minister for a …

Heavy rains and flash floods forecast in TN
7 months ago

Heavy rains and flash floods forecast in TN

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Visitors to the tourist spots in the Western Ghats and in the other districts that are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall till Friday are advised to refrain from making their planned pleasure trips or make extra precautionary arrangements to protect them from nature’s fury that might even cause flash floods in those rainy days. Short messages …

Indian Army's Team Reaches Tamil Nadu To Join Relief Efforts As Several Districts Flooded
1 year ago

Indian Army's Team Reaches Tamil Nadu To Join Relief Efforts As Several Districts Flooded

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu is battling a flood scare amid heavy rains in the state leading to the inundation of several areas, houses and building complexes. News agency PTI shared a video of rescue teams distributing food, and essential items and evacuating people from the flooded Muthammal Colony in Thoothukudi. VIDEO | Rescue teams distribute food, essential items and evacuate people from …

Tamil Nadu's southern districts grapples with ongoing heavy rains, relief operations ramp up
1 year ago

Tamil Nadu's southern districts grapples with ongoing heavy rains, relief operations ramp up

India TV News  

Extreme and continuous heavy rainfall persists in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, with Palayamkottai recording 26 cm and Kanyakumari recording 17 cm on Monday. In response to the adverse weather conditions, the Tamil Nadu government declared a holiday for schools, colleges, private institutions, banks, and financial institutions in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, and Tenkasi districts on Monday. District authorities are …

Flash floods caused ₹233.56 crore expected loss in Teesta-VI hydro project in Sikkim
1 year, 2 months ago

Flash floods caused ₹233.56 crore expected loss in Teesta-VI hydro project in Sikkim

The Hindu  

State-run hydro power giant NHPC on October 18 said it suffered an expected loss of ₹233.56 crore due to flash floods in its Teesta-VI hydro power project in Sikkim. "Teesta-VI Hydro Electric Project, Sikkim being executed by Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NHPC Ltd, which was affected due to flash flood in Teesta Basin on October …

GTA threatens to stop work at two hydel power projects over Teesta after floods
1 year, 2 months ago

GTA threatens to stop work at two hydel power projects over Teesta after floods

Hindustan Times  

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, a semi-autonomous body which governs the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills in north Bengal, has threatened to stop two hydel power projects over the Teesta River in Kalimpong after a flash flood killed more than 90 people in Sikkim last week. Teesta Low Dam Project III at Reang “We will not allow the Teesta Low Dam Project …

Sikkim flash floods | The river runneth over
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods | The river runneth over

The Hindu  

There is a popular folk tale in Sikkim, told and retold in regions where the Lepchas live. The South Lhonak glacial lake, formed from the gradual melting of a Himalayan glacier and located about 17,000 feet above sea level in north-western Sikkim, suddenly breached its embankments and “burst”, inundating the Teesta river basin. “But that was nothing compared to what …

ISRO to monitor Himalayan lakes as Sikkim floods kill 86
1 year, 2 months ago

ISRO to monitor Himalayan lakes as Sikkim floods kill 86

Hindustan Times  

Fresh off landing a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, India’s space agency has a new task: monitor water levels in two lakes in Sikkim where floods have killed at least 86 people. Flash flood was triggered by an outburst of the Lhonak glacial lake in north Sikkim The Indian Space Research Organisation has been asked to continuously monitor South …

Indian rescue copters are flying into region where flood washed out bridges and killed at least 52
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian rescue copters are flying into region where flood washed out bridges and killed at least 52

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air force helicopters were able …

Migrant workers in Sikkim recount nightmare as they leave for home states
1 year, 2 months ago

Migrant workers in Sikkim recount nightmare as they leave for home states

Hindustan Times  

Naresh Kumar was fast asleep when police sirens woke him up around 3am on October 4. A migrant worker, Kumar recalled that fateful night when flash floods hit Sikkim which has claimed at least 82 lives so far with around 140 still missing. A flash flood triggered by an outburst in a glacial lake in north Sikkim on Tuesday night …

Sikkim floods: 33 bodies recovered, over 60,000 people affected. Top 10 updates
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim floods: 33 bodies recovered, over 60,000 people affected. Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

Sikkim flash flood was triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of October 4 over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim resulted in a flood like situation in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley and affected 60,870 people, reported PTI. Also read: Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas, over 100 still missing According to latest …

What caused the flood in Sikkim? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

What caused the flood in Sikkim? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: More than 25 people have been confirmed dead, and many more are missing from a massive flood that resulted from a glacier-lake outburst in Sikkim in the early hours of October 4. “There was heavy rain in south Sikkim but nothing remarkable in the northern region,” M. Mohapatra, Director General, India Meteorological Department told The Hindu. …

Sikkim flash flood: Death toll increases to 32
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash flood: Death toll increases to 32

Live Mint  

The death toll in Sikkim has increased to 32 after the flash flood was triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, the flash flood has affected 41,870 people. The civilians including 4 women and 52 men were rescued via the ropeway made by the ITBP rescue team in Chungthang …

Toll rises to 32 in Sikkim flash flood, search on for those still missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Toll rises to 32 in Sikkim flash flood, search on for those still missing

The Hindu  

Thirty-two bodies, including those of nine Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in the Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search continued for the over 100 people who are still missing, officials said on October 8. So far, 2,563 people have been rescued from different areas of the state, most …

Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas

Live Mint  

Sikkim floods: Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing because the region is still experiencing bouts of heavy rain, said officials on Saturday. VB Pathak, the state's chief secretary said, “We are waiting for weather conditions to improve as only then Air Force …

Sikkim flash floods | Eight soldiers killed, search on for 14 missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods | Eight soldiers killed, search on for 14 missing

The Hindu  

Eight Army personnel have lost their lives in the flash floods that followed a glacial lake burst in Sikkim this week, while search efforts to locate 14 missing soldiers are continuing, the Indian Army said on Saturday, adding that the operational situation along the Line of Actual Control is stable. While the hinterland of Sikkim has been affected, the operational …

Sikkim floods: 27 persons killed, 142 still missing, over 2,400 rescued
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim floods: 27 persons killed, 142 still missing, over 2,400 rescued

Live Mint  

Sikkim floods: The bodies of 27 people, including seven Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in the Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search continued for the 142 people who are still missing, officials said on Friday night. Here's a 10-point update on Sikkim floods 1) The flash flood, which …

Bengal floods: Swollen Teesta river damages houses, roads, vehicles in Kalimpong
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengal floods: Swollen Teesta river damages houses, roads, vehicles in Kalimpong

Live Mint  

West Bengal is among the states hit by flash floods following the cloudburst over the South Lhonak Lake in the Northeastern state of Sikkim. Videos shared by news agency ANI showed the overflowing Teesta river damaging vehicles and residential structures, as it gushes past Bengal's Kalimpong, the town located close to neighbouring Sikkim. Expressing concern over the flood-like situation in …

Residents pick up pieces after Sikkim floods leave behind trail of destruction
1 year, 2 months ago

Residents pick up pieces after Sikkim floods leave behind trail of destruction

Hindustan Times  

Around 2am on Wednesday, Nimesh Chetri and his wife were woken up as sudden announcements over loudspeakers warned people of gushing flood waters in Ghel Khola in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district. A glacial lake overflowed upstream in Sikkim following torrential rains and triggered flash floods down the Teesta, which flows through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. Three kilometres upstream from …

Sikkim floods: CM Prem Singh Tamang blames ‘sub-standard dam construction’
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim floods: CM Prem Singh Tamang blames ‘sub-standard dam construction’

Live Mint  

Sikkim flash floods: As the death toll in the Sikkim floods climbed to 40, including 7 soldiers, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang spoke with news platform NDTV and blamed the "inferior construction" of Chungthang Dam for the tragedy. Prem Singh Tamang said that the previous Sikkim Democratic Front government should be blamed for the tragedy due their "sub-standard" work. but, …

Icy floodwaters burst through major dam in India's northeast, killing at least 31 people
1 year, 2 months ago

Icy floodwaters burst through major dam in India's northeast, killing at least 31 people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A flood that burst through …

Sikkim flood | Centre approves relief worth ₹44.8 crore for flood-hit State
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flood | Centre approves relief worth ₹44.8 crore for flood-hit State

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved release of both installments of Central share of State Disaster Response Fund to Sikkim, amounting to ₹44.80 crore in advance, for the year 2023-24, to help the State in providing relief measures to people affected by the flash floods in the State. The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 21 …

Sikkim flash floods: Death toll rises to 19; schools, colleges shut till 15 Oct
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods: Death toll rises to 19; schools, colleges shut till 15 Oct

Live Mint  

Sikkim Flash Floods: A cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley on 4 October. Sikkim Chief Secretary Vijay Bhushan Pathak told news agency ANI that around 3000 people are stranded in Lachen and Lachung, 700-800 drivers are stuck. A relief camp has been set up for people …

Sikkim flash floods death toll rises to 21, searches on for 103 missing people
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods death toll rises to 21, searches on for 103 missing people

The Hindu  

The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 21 on October 6 as Army and NDRF teams worked their way through slushy earth and fast-flowing water in the Teesta river basin and downstream north Bengal for the third day in search of those who were swept away and are still missing, officials said. A total of 103 people, …

Deadly floods in India’s Himalayas after lake bursts through major dam
1 year, 2 months ago

Deadly floods in India’s Himalayas after lake bursts through major dam

Al Jazeera  

Ice-cold floodwaters have swept through mountain towns in India’s Himalayan northeast, killing at least 40 people, washing away houses and bridges, and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that more than 2,000 people had been rescued, adding that state authorities set up 26 relief camps for more than …

Sikkim flash flood: Disaster relief team fails to land, death toll rises to 30 | 10 points
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash flood: Disaster relief team fails to land, death toll rises to 30 | 10 points

India Today  

At least 30 people, including four Army personnel, died and over 100 remained missing following a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim district that triggered flash floods in the region earlier this week. The flash flood led to the swelling of the river Teesta, sweeping away several houses in towns and villages and dozens of people, including Army personnel. …

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

Sikkim floods a natural disaster? Activists question the role of ongoing hydel projects along Teesta
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim floods a natural disaster? Activists question the role of ongoing hydel projects along Teesta

The Hindu  

With roads and bridges washed away and rescue teams yet to reach the epicentre of the north Sikkim flash floods, activists who have opposed the construction of large hydel projects on river Teesta are refusing to call the tragedy only a natural disaster. This led the water in river Teesta to rise abnormally and swept away several areas including the …

Evening briefing: PM Modi hails ‘The Vaccine War’, Sikkim govt warns explosives along Teesta and all the latest news
1 year, 2 months ago

Evening briefing: PM Modi hails ‘The Vaccine War’, Sikkim govt warns explosives along Teesta and all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the makers of the film "The Vaccine War" for highlighting the importance of scientists and science. Prime Minister Narendra Modi More news on PM Modi Rajasthan CM has faith that Modi will take care of things: PM takes swipe at Gehlot Mallikarjun Kharge rebuts PM on caste census, says it’ll help backward classes PM Modi …

Icy floodwaters kill at least 31 in India’s Himalayan northeast after lake bursts through major dam
1 year, 2 months ago

Icy floodwaters kill at least 31 in India’s Himalayan northeast after lake bursts through major dam

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Ice-cold floodwaters swept through mountain towns in India’s Himalayan northeast, killing at least 31 people, washing away houses and bridges, and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes, officials said Friday. The flood began shortly after midnight Wednesday, when the waters of a glacial lake overflowed, cracking open Sikkim State’s biggest hydroelectric dam and then cascading …

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

Bengal Flood: ’10,000 people rescued so far; Guv CV Bose to visit affected areas
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengal Flood: ’10,000 people rescued so far; Guv CV Bose to visit affected areas

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has voiced her concern regarding the flood-like conditions in the state. Sikkim Flash Floods Live Updates West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is scheduled to visit the flood-affected districts in the northern part of the state on Thursday. The northern part of West Bengal shares a border with Sikkim which witnessed a flash flood …

Bengal floods: 10,000 rescued, Mamata says 'personally monitoring situation'
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengal floods: 10,000 rescued, Mamata says 'personally monitoring situation'

India Today  

Expressing concern over the flood-like situation in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that 10,000 people have been rescued and kept in 190 relief camps in nine districts in the southern and northern parts of the state. Taking stock of the situation at a meeting, Banerjee asked Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi and Home Secretary BP …

Death toll rises to 14 in India’s Sikkim flooding, dozens still missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Death toll rises to 14 in India’s Sikkim flooding, dozens still missing

Al Jazeera  

The search is hampered by the collapse of the main highway linking Sikkim to the West Bengal state and Gangtok. The death toll has risen to at least 14 people after flooding in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim that came after heavy rainfall caused the glacial Lhonak lake to overflow. The wall of water powered downstream, adding to a river …

'Teesta flowing within touching distance': Locals recall Sikkim flash floods horror
1 year, 2 months ago

'Teesta flowing within touching distance': Locals recall Sikkim flash floods horror

India Today  

Mishti Haldar, 28, woke up on Wednesday morning to find that the Teesta was flowing almost within touching distance from her porch at Matigara near Siliguri. Camps, which must have been struck by tourists or Army people upstream, had been uprooted and the debris was flowing byâ€æ It was an incredible scene," said Haldar, a housewife. A group of tourists …

Sikkim flood | 10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc; PM Modi dials CM Tamang
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flood | 10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc; PM Modi dials CM Tamang

The Hindu  

At least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, officials said. "All other Indian Army personnel posted in Sikkim and North Bengal are safe but they are unable to contact their family members due to …

Sikkim Flash Floods: 23 Army Jawans Missing, Several Vehicles & Roads Damaged
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim Flash Floods: 23 Army Jawans Missing, Several Vehicles & Roads Damaged

News 18  

At least 23 Army officers have been reported missing after a cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood in Teesta River in Lanchen valley. pic.twitter.com/00xJ0QX3ye — ANI October 4, 2023 Taking stock of the situation in Singtam, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang took to X and wrote, “We are all aware of the recent …

Sikkim flash floods updates | One soldier, among missing 23, rescued
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods updates | One soldier, among missing 23, rescued

The Hindu  

At least seven people have died and scores more were injured or missing after flash floods inundated Sikkim on Wednesday. This destroyed the Chungthang dam, a key component of the State’s largest hydroelectric project, and washed away highways, villages, and towns. Several bridges in the State have been washed away, while drinking water supply lines are reported to be totally …

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