10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim; PM Modi dials CM
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.
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 10 who died have been identified as civilians including 3 of the dead who were washed up in north Bengal, they said adding that one of the 23 army men who had gone missing in the morning was rescued later.
The flood in Sikkim that started around 1:30 a.m. was made worse by the release of water from Chungthang dam, the officials said.
Sikkim flash floods updates
Over 3,000 tourists from various parts of the country, were reported to be stranded in different parts of Sikkim, Sikkim Chief Secretary V.B. Pathak said.
Several workers employed with Teesta Stage III dam in Chungthang were also stranded in tunnels of the dam, Pathak said.
The Sikkim Chief Secretary said that the road infrastructure has suffered extensive damage due to flooding as 14 bridges have collapsed with nine of them being under Border Roads Organization (BRO) and five others belonging to the state government.
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