Sikkim floods: 33 bodies recovered, over 60,000 people affected. Top 10 updates
[ad_1] Sikkim flash flood was triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of October 4 over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim resulted in a flood like situation in the…
Sikkim floods: 55 people killed, 141 still missing; rescue work on. Top updates
[ad_1] At least 55 people, including eight Indian Army personnel, have been killed and over 140 are still missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake triggered a flash flood in…
Inter-ministerial team to visit flood-hit Sikkim from Sunday to assess damages
[ad_1] An inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-hit Sikkim from Sunday to assess the damage due to the natural calamity, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said. A visual from the…
Sikkim flood: 2021 study warned about threat of South Lhonak lake bursting
[ad_1] A study by an international team of researchers had warned two years ago that the South Lhonak lake in Sikkim may burst in the future and significantly impact the…
Sikkim: Satellite pics show how lake Lhonak rapidly grew in Sept before outburst
[ad_1] Satellite images released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have revealed how a possible avalanche led to the outburst of the Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim which led…
Nepal earthquake or cloudburst? Scientists exploring cause of Sikkim floods
[ad_1] Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on Tuesday is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood…
Sikkim: 14 dead, 120 missing, bridges, dams, roads washed away in flash flood
[ad_1] At least 14 persons were killed and another 120 people, including 23 army personnel, went missing after a flash flood triggered by a glacial lake outburst following heavy rains…