Flash floods and landslides kill 21 in Sikkim.
In
the wee hours of Sunday, another landslide was reported from a place 1
km away from Mangan, the district headquarter town of North Sikkim.As a result of which, official reports said NH31-A has been blocked leaving the northern side of the Himalayan state cut off.
The
dead include four from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), two of
their family members, and 12 junior officers from the BRO.
Other victims were casual labourers, officials said. Most of the casualties are reported from Rangma range.
Landslides were caused by heavy rains since 19th September, Deputy Commissioner North district T W Khangsherpa said on Sunday.There
were about nine landslides blocking the main road between Chungthang
and Mangan in the district, he said. Army and IAF personnel have started
rescue operations in full swing.
Several
landslides blocked the main roads between Chungthang and Pegong. Houses
along Lachen river between Rangma and Chungthang were washed away in
flash floods along Lachen river.
The
state government has declared a state of alert along the establishments
on the river banks right from Lachen, Lachung, Chungthang, Mangan,
Dikchu, Singtam and Rangpo, a government press release said.
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