Video: Water Level Surges In Sikkim River Amid Heavy Rain, 1 Swept Away
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Visuals from Rolep in East Sikkim show an excavator next to a river swept away by strong currents
Sikkim has received unprecedented rain since Thursday night, marking the arrival of monsoon in the state. The heavy rain led to one casualty in West Sikkim's Rimbi, where a cattle-herder Ash Lall Limboo, 90, was swept away after water level in a river next to his cowshed suddenly rose. The body was recovered from Namchi district on Friday.
Visuals from Rolep in East Sikkim show an excavator next to a river swept away by strong currents. Meyong river in Mangan district overflowed, and water spilled on to the National Highway connecting North Sikkim.
The road connecting Singtam, Dikchu, Rangran, Mangan and Chungthang has seen a number of landslides.
The damage started at 6.15 pm on Thursday on either side of Rangarang in Sikkim. The road was blocked from both sides of the town due to landslides. This consisted of mainly loose stones and boulders that rolled down from mountain tops and covered the entire road, making it impassable for traffic.
