01-06-2025
Over 1,500 tourists stranded in Sikkim due to landslides
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Nearly 1,500 tourists remained stranded in north Sikkim due to severe flooding and landslides. The Sankalang bridge has collapsed, blocking a key road, while the main feeding bridge towards north Sikkim has also been closed due to SP Sonam Detchu Bhutia said 115 tourists are stranded in Lachen and 1,350 tourists in Lachung. "The exit route is closed due to landslides at multiple locations. Tourists have been advised to remain in their hotels, and once the roads are opened, they will be shifted," he death toll in northeastern states has risen to 28 since Thursday due to flooding and landslides in Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. According to the state disaster management authority in Assam, three people have died in the last 48 hours due to floods while five others died due to landslides in different parts of Guwahati.A critical relief mission was launched by Indian Air Force early on Sunday in response to a request received from the state administrations of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Fourteen people stranded in the middle of flooded Bomjir river in the Lower Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, cut off from mainland, were safely rescued. The operation was undertaken by Mi 17 flood situation is becoming grim in Assam. Central Water Commission department's data indicated that water levels of the Brahmaputra river Burhi Dihing, Barak and some other rivers are flowing above danger level with reports of water level rising at many June last year, around nine people died as excessive rainfall triggered massive landslides across North Sikkim. At least 179 people died in 2023 in Sikkim when a Himalayan glacial lake outburst triggered floods. The flash floods in the Teesta, triggered by a glacial lake burst in north Sikkim, had left roads and bridges extensively damaged across the mountain home minister Amit Shah posted on X, "Spoke with the chief ministers of Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh... Also assured them of every possible help to tackle any situation. The Modi government stands like a rock in support of the people of the Northeast."
