14 dead, 102 missing in Flash floods Sikkim...
In north sikkim, a cloudburst over the Lhonak Lake caused it to overflow, causing flash floods in the Teesta River that have resulted in up to 14 civilian deaths and 102 people going missing, including 22 soldiers. 14 bridges, according to a government official, have collapsed, and it's possible that over 3,000 tourists are stranded across the state. The state's largest hydropower project, Chungthang, which experienced a cloudburst early on wednesday, saw parts of its dam being swept away by the churning waters, worsening the flooding downstream. According to the Disaster Management Act, the sikkim government has declared the catastrophe a disaster. The army provided a reassuring update on wednesday evening amid the gloom and doom when it revealed that one of the 23 soldiers had gone missing from Bardang.
Deaths and Devastation
82 people are still unaccounted for, and 10 people, all of whom were civilians, died, according to a senior government official in Sikkim. As many as 14 bridges, including five owned by the State government and nine by the Border Roads Organisation, sustained severe damage and collapsed. It's possible that over 3,000 tourists are stranded, the official said.
There are still about 14 workers trapped in the tunnels who were working in Chungthang's Teesta Stage 3 dam, some of which were swept away. The official added that over 25 people had been taken by ambulance to various hospitals.
Due to fibre cable lines being destroyed by the flash floods in Sangkalan and Toong in the Mangan district, mobile networks and broadband connections have been disrupted in Chungthang and most of North Sikkim. In Chungthang, the police station was also destroyed.
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