At least 23 army personnel have been reported missing due to a flash flood that occurred in Teesta River in Lachen Valley after a sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim
Some vehicles are reported submerged under the slush, Army said in a statement. Following the cloudburst, some military installations in the valley were affected. Due to the release of water from Chungthang Dam, the water level suddenly rose to a height of 15-20downstream, due to which army vehicles parked at Bardang near Singtam were affected. Search operations are underway.
23 army personnel have been reported missing due to a flash flood that occurred in Teesta River in Lachen Valley after a sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim: Defence PRO, Guwahati
Amid the flood-like situation due to the cloudburst, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang took stock of the situation in Singtam.
BJP leader Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia said that there has been no loss of life but public properties have been damaged in Singtam. “There has been no loss of life but public properties have been damaged in Singtam. There is information about some people missing. Efforts are underway to find them,” Bhutia said, as quoted by the news agency ANI.
BJP leader Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia said, “There has been no loss of life but public properties have been damaged in Singtam. There is information about some people missing. Efforts are underway to find them.”
