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'At Burdang near Singtam, army vehicles are being dug out and stores are being recovered. Additional resources in terms of teams of TMR (Tiranga Mountain Rescue), tracker dogs, and special radars have been brought in, to assist in the search operations'

A flash flood in North Sikkim caused by a glacial lake outburst flood has resulted in at least 10 deaths and 82 people missing. The flood has caused e

Flooding in India's northeastern state of Sikkim has killed at least 14 people, government officials said Thursday as a search-and-rescue operation is launched to find more than 100 missing people.

The two-day-event cum demonstration is being carried out for the first time in the entire North East Region. It is a joint effort of the Indian Army with the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Government of Assam. The main objective of the East Tech is to augment the technological knowledge base of the participants and acquaint them with prevalent State of Art technologies and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions available in the defence sector. ​​It is with an underlying aim to creat...

The search for the 22 missing soldiers is still on, with a focus on the downstream areas as the fast-flowing river is likely to have carried them to the lower reaches and perhaps even to West Bengal.

Twenty-three Army personnel are missing in Sikkim after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Teesta river. A massive search has been launched to locate the missing soldiers, the Army has said.

23 Soldiers Missing After Cloudburst Triggers Flash Flood In Sikkim | Nation News | The Avenue Mail

Water released from Chungthang dam following the cloudburst caused the flood

A cloudburst in Sikkim triggered a massive flash flood on Wednesday leading to the Teesta river flowing at the danger mark as residents in low-lying areas were rescued. The swollen river waters also washed away parts of the Teesta Dam at Chungthang.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and assured "all possible support" amid the flash floods.