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Sikkim flash floods: Visualizing the devastation in pics

TNN | Last updated on - Oct 5, 2023, 14:26 IST
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​Sikkim flash floods

As many as 14 people lost their lives and 102 others, including 22 army personnel, were missing after a cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim caused a flash flood on Wednesday.

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Damagaed Army vehicles​

Visual of Army vehicles at Burdang that got damaged by flash floods.

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Rescue operations by jawans

Relief and rescue operations by Army jawans under way after flash floods in Sikkim.

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Stranded civilians

Soldiers on Thursday provide food to over 200 stranded civilians & children at Govt Secondary School in Sirwani in Sikkim.

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Jawans provide aid to civilians

Amid the flash floods in Sikkim, soldiers of Brahmastra Corps provide medical aid starnded civilians.

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Sikkim flash floods


Twenty three Army personnel have been reported missing following the flash flood.

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Sikkim floods

The flash flood in the Teesta river caused massive devastation in the region.

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Sikkim cloud burst


Some Army establishments along the valley were affected.

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Sikkim flood mayhem

The release of water from the Chungthang dam led to a sudden increase in water level up to 15-20 feet downstream.

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Sikkim flood havoc


41 vehicles were reported submerged under the slush.

Top Comment
J
Jendubri
950 days ago
Shouldn’t the dam authorities have warned the people downstream they were going to release water? This seems like criminal negligence.
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