Landslide hits East Sikkim, at least 20 families relocated to safer locations
The Hindu
No casualty was reported in East Sikkim, but the landslide caused extensive damage to several public properties and livestock, officials said.
A major landslide hit East Sikkim district on March 26 morning, officials said.
Two houses were damaged, and at least 20 families were affected due to the landslide that hit Sokpay village along the Dikchu-Rakdong Road around 7 a.m., they said.
No casualty was reported, but the landslide caused extensive damage to several public properties and livestock, they said, adding that standing crops were also damaged.
The 20 affected families were shifted to safer locations after the incident, officials said.
The damage caused at the village are being assessed, they said.
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