GUWAHATI, India: According to defense officials, a flash flood in northern Sikkim position on Wednesday( Oct 4) prevented the hunt for the 23 Indian soldiers who were reported missing. Gangtok is the state’s capital.
” Some cars are reported submerged under the slush, and 23 workers have been reported lacking.” According to a defense ministry spokesperson, seek operations are ongoing.
As large weather is expected in some areas of Sikkim, India’s climate department has issued a warning about landslides and flight disruption.
According to military interpreter Anjan Basumatary, the main bridge connecting Sikkim to West Bengal state was destroyed, and Gangtok was completely cut off by street.
The valley’s flooding, which is about 150 kilometers northwest of Gangtok and close to the Chinese border, was primarily caused by a thunderstorm over Lhonak Lake.
According to V S Pathak, general secretary of the state, about 15, 000 locals are likely to be impacted, and at least 8 significant bridges have been destroyed along the Teesta River’s businesses.
Pictures of the river rushing through the hills and into human dwellings were displayed in the media. Following the release of liquid from a bridge, some military bases and facilities along the river were impacted, and rising waters submerged vehicles, according to the defense ministry spokeswoman based in the nearby city of Guwahati.
Rescue efforts in the area were being hampered by continuous rain and thunder storms, according to an army standard who spoke to Reuters under the condition of anonymity.