Sikkim Flash Flood: Death toll rises to 34, IAF initiates rescue for stranded tourists
Thirty-four bodies have been retrieved from the slush and debris resulting from a flash flood that wreaked havoc on Sikkim
Thirty-four bodies have been retrieved from the slush and debris resulting from a flash flood that wreaked havoc on Sikkim near the Teesta river.
Published on Oct 09, 2023 02:11 PM IST 8 Photos
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Search operations continued on Monday for the 105 people who are still missing after the cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin. (HT Photo)
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in Sikkim, and rescued the first batch of stranded tourists from Lachen to Mangan aboard a helicopter, a Defence official said. (PTI)
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Tourists evacuated from flood-affected Lachen by helicopter arrive at Ringhim Helipad, Mangan in North Sikkim.(PTI)
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Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang held a review meeting with Chief Secretary VB Pathak, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande, who has reached Gangtok, and other officials for coordinated relief and rescue operations along with armed forces. (PTI)
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