Sikkim flash floods: 14 die, 22 Army personnel among 102 missing, several injured
So far more than 2,011 people have been rescued, while the calamity that happened on Wednesday affected 22,034 people, the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) said in its latest bulletin
Fourteen people have died so far while 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, are missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin. (Image: AP)
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Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) said 2,011 people have been rescued. The search for the 22 missing soldiers is still on. (Image: AP)
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The flash flood in the Teesta river, triggered by the cloudburst in Lhonak Lake, caused accumulation of huge quantity of water, which turned towards Chungthang dam destroying the power infrastructure before moving downstream in spate, flooding towns and villages. (Image: AP)
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The flood destroyed 11 bridges in the state, with eight bridges getting washed away in Mangan district, two bridges in Namchi and one in Gangtok. (Image: AP)
Cars lie submerged in water in North Sikkim as a result of the flash floods. CM Tamang has asked the District Magistrates (DMs), Superintendents of Police (SPs) and different departments to maintain a state of heightened vigilance. (Image: AP)
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Defence spokesperson Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was helping the state in the rescued operations in Chungthang and Mangan, where four critical bridges have been severely damaged. (Image: AP) [With Agency inputs]
