Nepal quake triggered Sikkim disaster Scientist to find out
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Outburst of south Lhonak lake triggered flash flood in Teesta river basin
Tuesday's massive earthquake in Nepal, the tremors of which were also felt in Delhi-NCR, may have triggered floods in Sikkim, damaging hydropower project. Further cloud outburst triggered flash flood in Sikkim on Wednesday.
An official stated that while it's difficult to determine the cause right now, however, said ‘a cloudburst doesn’t cause such results'. | Latest News India
The NRSC satellite imagery revealed that the lake covered approximately 162.7 hectares. Its area increased to 167.4 hectares on September 28 but drastically reduced to 60.3 hectares.