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Sikkim: First batch of tourists from Chaten successfully evacuated at Pakyong AirportEvacuation efforts are underway in North Sikkim following severe weather conditions that triggered landslides and flash floods. Helicopters...05 Jun, 2025, 10.09 AM IST- Sikkim landslides: IAF evacuates 33 people, including 2 US nationals, from Chaten regionFollowing devastating landslides in Sikkim, the Indian Air Force launched humanitarian assistance operations, evacuating 33 individuals, in...04 Jun, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
- Sikkim: Landslide hits army camp in Lachen, 3 soldiers killed, 6 missingA landslide in Sikkim's Lachen district claimed the lives of three army personnel. Six are still missing. Rescue operations are ongoing ami...03 Jun, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
- Over 1,000 stranded tourists evacuated in landslide-hit Sikkim, 1,800 others await rescueAround 1,100 tourists stranded in Chungthang, North Sikkim, due to landslides were evacuated by authorities on Friday. Approximately 1,800 ...25 Apr, 2025, 10.45 PM IST
- Border Roads Organization restores connectivity in North Sikkim amidst challenging conditionsThe Border Roads Organization (BRO) is actively working to restore connectivity in North Sikkim by clearing landslides and breaches on vari...17 Jun, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
- Landslides kill nine amid heavy rainfall in North SikkimAround 1,500 tourists are stranded in tourism hotspots like Lachung, Yumthang and Dikchu. Vast areas of Mangan district, which covers the w...15 Jun, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
- IAF evacuates 461 more tourists from North SikkimIAF helicopters evacuated another 75 people, including 17 tourists, 55 locals and three labourers, to Ringhim helipad in Mangan. Over the l...12 Oct, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
- Sikkim floods: Dalai Lama's visit postponed to next monthThe death toll in the flash floods has gone up to 77, While Sikkim accounted for 37 deaths, 40 other bodies were found in the riverbed of a...11 Oct, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
- Central team visits North Sikkim to assess damagesThe central team members - power ministry director RK Meena, jal shakti executive engineer Sashwat Rai and SSDMA director Prabhakar Rai - f...10 Oct, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
- Army begins operations to reconnect villages in SikkimA list of 2,000 tourists, including 63 foreign nationals, has been compiled and assistance in the form of food, medical aid, accommodation,...09 Oct, 2023, 11.37 PM 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
- Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 18; searches on for 98 missing peopleThe search for the 22 missing soldiers was continuing with a focus on the downstream areas as the fast-flowing river is likely to have carr...05 Oct, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
- Heavy torrential rains witnessed across Sikkim; approx 3500 tourists strandedLt col Mahendra Rawat defence public relation officer said that troops of Trishakti Corps, Indian Army and personnel of Border Roads Organi...17 Jun, 2023, 08.09 PM IST
- More than 2,400 tourists stranded in North Sikkim due to inclement weatherAs many as 2,400 tourists were stranded in parts of North Sikkim as roads were blocked due to heavy rains since the last three days. The di...17 Jun, 2023, 03.25 PM IST
- Around 900 tourists stranded in Sikkim due to heavy snowfallSome tourists may have to spend the night at a nearby camp of the Army, which has promised all required help for the stranded tourists, the...11 Mar, 2023, 09.48 PM IST
- 130 tourists, border traders evacuated after landslide in SikkimHeavy rainfall was hampering the clearing operation and keeping the landslide "dangerously active", the sources said.23 Jul, 2014, 12.55 PM IST
- Army evacuates stranded tourists in SikkimAround 2,000 tourists stranded at Thegu in East Sikkim due to sudden snowfall were rescued and evacuated by Army personnel.28 Apr, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
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