The evacuation from Lachung began Monday morning with coordinated effort from the local administration and police, Army, BRO, ITBP, Forest Department, Lachung Dzumsa, TAAS, SHRA, Drivers’ Associations, other tourism stakeholders and locals
Rescue operation underway after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten in Sikkim. Pic/PTI
Three army personnel were killed and six soldiers went missing after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten in Sikkim, a defence official said on Monday. The landslide, which occurred at 7 pm on Sunday near Lachen town in Mangan district, was triggered by heavy rainfall in the area, he said.
“A catastrophic landslide occurred following intense and continuous rainfall in the region causing the death of three combatants, identified as Havaldar Lakhwinder Singh, Lance Naik Munish Thakur, and Porter Abhishek Lakhada,” the official said in a statement. Bodies of the personnel have been recovered, while four other soldiers were rescued with minor injuries, the official said in a statement.
“Rescue teams are working round-the-clock under challenging conditions to locate the six missing personnel,” he said. The army has expressed deep condolences to the families of the deceased and assured all necessary support, the defence official added. Meanwhile, the first batch of 18 tourist vehicles from North Sikkim’s Lachung, carrying more than 100 tourists stranded in north Sikkim as heavy rain battered Mangan district, reached Phidang in Lower Dzongu, on Monday.
The evacuation from Lachung began Monday morning with coordinated effort from the local administration and police, Army, BRO, ITBP, Forest Department, Lachung Dzumsa, TAAS, SHRA, Drivers’ Associations, other tourism stakeholders and locals, officials said.
Arunachal floods: Death toll climbs to 10
With one more death reported from Lohit district, the toll in landslides and floods in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 10 even as incessant monsoon rain lashed the state on Monday, officials said. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), 938 people in 156 villages in 23 districts have been affected by the monsoon deluge. Major rivers and their tributaries are flowing above danger levels leading to flood-like conditions and landslides.
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