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A total of 118 people, including the 15 jawans, remained missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim in the early hours of Wednesday triggered the flash flood
"The Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) will visit the affected areas of Sikkim shortly. Based on the assessment of IMCT, further additional Central assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to Sikkim will be approved, as per laid down procedure," said the statement. Sikkim Flood Fury: MHA Constitutes Inter-Ministerial Central Team To Assess Damages Caused After Cloudburst Triggered Flash Floods.
The death toll due to the flash flood which hit Sikkim has touched 19 with more than 100 others still missing, officials said.
The search for the missing Indian Army soldiers continues, with the focus on downstream areas of Teesta Barrage. Army vehicles and stores are being recovered at the site of the incident in Burdang near Singtam. Additional resources, such as rescue teams, tracker dogs, and special radars, have been brought in to assist in the search operations.
The authorities have received a warning that a second Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) was imminent near Thangu beyond Lachen in Mangan district.