The Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) is in a tight spot after one party activist Mahendra Chhetri met the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi yesterday as a general secretary of the party on the issue of the sixth schedule status for Darjeeling Hills.
The Indian army says the flooding occurred along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley. It says army camps and vehicles were submerged under mud and search efforts are underway.
NEW DELHI (AP): A sudden heavy rainfall triggered flash floods Wednesday in northeastern India that swamped several towns, washed away a bridge and submerged army camps, killing eight civilians and leaving 23 soldiers missing, the army and news...
Gangtok, Oct 4: Five persons died and 23 army personnel went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, officials said. The flood that started around 1.30 am was made worse by the release of water from Chungthang dam, they said. “Five bodies
A sudden heavy rainfall triggered flash floods Wednesday in northeastern India that swamped several towns, washed away a bridge and submerged army camps, killing eight civilians and leaving 23 soldiers missing, the army and news reports said. The flooding took place along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley of India's state of Sikkim, and
The release of water from the Chungthang dam led to a sudden increase in water levels up to 15-20 feet high downstream, defence spokesperson Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said
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A sudden heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, killing five civilians and leaving 23 army soldiers missing Wednesday, the army and news reports said.
A cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim caused a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, resulting in at least eight deaths and 49 people missing, including 23 army personnel. The flood was worsened by the release of water from the Chungthang dam. Several towns in the Teesta basin were flooded, and parts of National Highway-10 were washed away. The Sikkim government has declared the calamity a disaster, and a flood alert has been issued for North Bengal and Bangladesh. Relief camps have been set up, and the government is providing assistance to those affected.