Teesta River In Full Spate, Rescue Efforts In Progress In Sikkim

Beyond Sikkim's Pegong, roads and bridges connecting north Sikkim to the rest of the state has been washed away.

With North Sikkim cut off by a raging Teesta river, rescue efforts are in progress on a war-footing. A temporary bamboo bridge has been built at Chungthang connecting it to Pegong.

Beyond Pegong, roads and bridges connecting north Sikkim to the rest of the state has been washed away.

After the devastation, Chungthang was completely cut off from Pegong.