23 Army Personnel Missing After Cloudburst Triggers Flash Flood in North Sikkim
At least 23 Army personnel went missing on Wednesday morning due to a flash flood in the Teesta river in Sikkim’s Lachen Valley. Some Army vehicles have been submerged in the flash flood, defence sources confirmed. A search operation has been launched. The Army vehicles were parked at Bardang near Singtam when the flash flood occurred triggered by possibly a glacial lake outburst.
The water level rose up to 15-20 feet high downstream wash ing away several buildings and structures in North Sikkim’s Chungthang. A portion of NH-10 in Melli connecting Sikkim with West Bengal was washed away in the flash flood
23 Army Personnel Missing After Cloudburst Triggers Flash Flood in North Sikkim
Twenty three Army officer went missing after a flash flood in sikkim.
According to sources, a sudden cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood occurred in the Teesta River in Lachen valley.News18
More details are awaited ……
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