Sikkim: Race against time to save 102 missing in India floods

Following flash floods in Sikkim, a northern state, that left 102 people missing, including 22 army personnel, Indian authorities are rushing to save people.

According to the state government, a river squall that caused significant flooding also resulted in the deaths of 14 people.

Over 3, 000 travellers were stranded in various parts of the state, according to authorities.

Over the course of the condition, thousands of search and rescue officials have been stationed.

According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he spoke with Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday and gave him his full help.

After a thunderstorm on Tuesday evening, the country’s Lhonak river breached its embankment. It caused the Teesta valley in Lachen Valley to experience an alarming rise in water.

After water was released into the river from a local bridge, the flood got worse. The PTI news agency was informed by a defense director that there had been an abrupt rise in water levels up to 15 to 20 feet high inland.

According to a condition established, roughly 14 folks got trapped in the dam’s caves.

To locate and save those who are missing, the American army has launched a massive search function. One man was in a secure condition after being saved on Wednesday night, according to officials.

According to authorities, rescuers also recovered body from the Teesta river’s flood plains in Singtam, including a baby.

The troops stated in its statement that the search functions are taking place in the Teesta River’s fast-moving water and constant rain conditions, which have caused many of the roads and bridges to be washed away.

VB Pathak, the deputy minister of Sikkim, claimed that the storms had severely damaged infrastructure, including roads and bridges.

The state’s north regions’ cellular networks have also been hampered.

For the people of the state’s missing persons, the military has made three helplines available, including its own warriors.

It stated that the missing people’s families had been contacted and informed of the situation.

As waters from Teesta flooded Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar, and Jalpaiguri disricts, north sections of the neighboring West Bengal state have also been impacted.

On Wednesday, the state moved 10,000 people to 190 relief camps after saving them, according to state deputy minister Mamata Banerjee.

Storms and other natural disasters are common in the Tibetan state of Sikkim. Tens of thousands of people were displaced and at least 24 people died in the state’s extreme flooding last month.

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