Sikkim

Govt of India providing all possible help: Sikkim CM Tamang

Bad weather in the northeastern state is hampering search and rescue operations, forcing the army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel to trek and even take boats to the flood-affected regions of the state

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Sikkim Flash Flood: Death toll rises to 53 as search ops for 142 missing people continue

Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the family of those who died in the flash floods. He also announced immediate assistance worth Rs 2,000 to people who are taking shelter in relief camps

Damages due to flash flood worth thousands of crores of rupees: Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang

Tamang, who visited flood-affected areas in Rangpo town in Pakyong district and assured displaced people lodged in relief camps of all possible help, asserted that the state government's first priority is to rescue stranded people and provide them immediate relief

MHA constitutes Inter-Ministerial Central Team to assess damages caused by flash flood in Sikkim

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also approved the release of both the installments of central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to Sikkim, amounting to Rs 44.80 crores in advance, for the year 2023-24, to help the state in providing relief measures to the affected people

Was the Sikkim disaster predicted? What old warnings reveal

The South Lhonak Lake, which burst causing death and devastation in Sikkim, has been on the radar of authorities for more than a decade. Several studies warned about a possible outburst. The lake was expected to get an early warning system. So what went amiss?

Sikkim flash flood: Death toll mounts to 21, over 3,000 tourists stranded; search ops underway to find 100 missing

The search operations for the missing army personnel are focussing on the downstream areas of Teesta Barrage. At the site of the incident at Burdang near Singtam, the Army vehicles are being dug out and stores are being recovered

Sikkim's Lhonak lake had a half-built warning system for glacial floods

Mountainous Sikkim state plunged into chaos on Wednesday as floods spurred by heavy rain and an avalanche killed at least 18 people. It was one of the worst disasters in the region in 50 years, and more than 100 people remained missing on Thursday.

Sikkim floods: How glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) led to massive devastation

Fourteen people have died while another 102, including 22 Army personnel, are missing after floods hit Sikkim. The state has seen unprecedented damage – roads, bridges and the Teesta-III dam have washed away. The destruction is being attributed to heavy rainfall and a glacial lake outburst flood

14 dead, 102 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim

More than 3,000 tourists are feared to be stranded in different parts of the state. The state government has set up 18 relief camps in Singtam, Rangpo, Dikchu and Adarsh Gaon which have faced most of the damages