176 tourists airlifted from disaster-hit North Sikkim176 tourists were airlifted from North Sikkim due to flash floods in the Teesta river. In total, 690 tourists, including 26 foreigners, hav...
10 Oct, 2023, 08.29 PM IST
Central team visits flood-hit Sikkim; over 350 stranded tourists rescuedAn inter-ministerial central team has begun visiting Sikkim, which was hit by a flash flood that resulted in at least 70 deaths and left 80...
09 Oct, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Air force conducts disaster relief operations in SikkimThe Indian Air Force has begun providing aid to the Sikkim region, which has been devastated by flash floods in the Teesta River. So far, 3...
09 Oct, 2023, 11.30 AM IST
Flash floods toll in Sikkim, West Bengal climbs to 70Over 1,320 houses were severely damaged and 2,563 people were rescued. Around 26 people, who sustained grievous injury, were hospitalised. ...
08 Oct, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Toll rises to 32 in Sikkim flash flood, search on for those still missingThe flash flood in the Teesta river in Sikkim has resulted in the recovery of 32 bodies, including nine Armymen, with over 100 people still...
08 Oct, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
Over 3,000 tourists stranded in Lachen, Lachung in SikkimMore than 3,000 tourists are stranded in Lachen and Lachung in Sikkim due to flash floods, but officials have stated that they are safe. Re...
07 Oct, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
Search operations continue for 142 people missing in Sikkim flash floodSearch operations are ongoing for the 142 people still missing after a flash flood in the Teesta river in Sikkim. The flood, caused by a cl...
07 Oct, 2023, 02.17 PM IST
"If previous government had constructed properly..." Sikkim Chief Minister on hydel dam destroyed in flash floodsSikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has blamed substandard construction work for the flash floods in Teesta River. He stated that the m...
07 Oct, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
Over 40, including 7 soldiers, dead in Sikkim flash floodsSikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang told media persons that the damage has been extensive. "As there is hardly any connectivity in the ...
06 Oct, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
8 dead, 23 armymen among 49 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in SikkimA cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim caused a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, resulting in at least eight deaths and 49 peo...
06 Oct, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
Sikkim death toll rises to 18; 98, including 22 army men, still missingOn Wednesday, connectivity to Sikkim, including its capital Gangtok, was severely disrupted as an overflowing Teesta washed away sections o...
06 Oct, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
NHPC’s 510-MW Teesta V plant shut after flash flood in SikkimAll units of NHPC Ltd's Teesta V power plant in Sikkim have been shut down due to flash floods in the Teesta River. Another under-construct...
05 Oct, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
23 army personnel missing in Sikkim after cloud burst“Five bodies were found from Golitar and Singtam, while three persons were rescued in Golitar,” Gangtok sub-divisional magistrate Mahendra ...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Cloudburst in Sikkim: Rajnath Singh prays for well-being of missing Army personnel"The Glacial Lake Burst at Lonak, Sikkim is deeply heart-wrenching. Relief and rescue operations in the midst of extremely bad weather are ...
04 Oct, 2023, 11.58 PM IST
Army launches massive search and rescue operation in Sikkim for 23 missing soldiersThe Indian Army has initiated a large-scale search and rescue operation for 23 soldiers who went missing after a flash flood caused by a su...
04 Oct, 2023, 10.18 PM IST
Sikkim flash flood: NDRF deploys 3 teams, rescues 7The force has so far rescued seven people. The NDRF teams are carrying ropes, ladders and other necessary equipment, the spokesperson said.
04 Oct, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Flood situation worsens in West Bengal, trains cancelledCM Mamata Banerjee expressed concern over the flood situation in north Bengal and said the administration has been monitoring the relief an...
14 Aug, 2017, 09.22 PM IST