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The government of Sikkim declared the flood a disaster, and the Indian central government released ₹48 crore ($5.76 million) in disaster relief funds. [a] [10] [13] Additionally, the state government announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh ($4804) to the families of those who died, as well as an immediate payment of ₹2,000 ($24) to those in relief camps. [14]
A vehicle lies on top of a submerged building after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped the Rangpo town in Sikkim, India, Oct. 5, 2023. - Prakash Adhikari/AP
More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday ...
People inspect the damage from flash flooding in Sikkim, India on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. - Government of Sikkim Five bodies have been recovered, according to a statement by the government of Sikkim.
4 October – 2023 Sikkim flash floods: At least 14 people are killed and 100 others are missing after a cloudburst causes severe flooding in Sikkim. [56] The Lhonak Lake bursts its banks, causing major flooding and impacting 22,000 people. It its the worst such disaster in the region in over 50 years.
Cyclone Mocha destroyed 2,522 houses and damaged 10,469 others in May. [2] Three people died of indirect causes [3] and 12 others were injured. [4]Flooding in August killed 57 people, left several missing, displaced around 45,000 residents and affected 1.2 million others, as well as damaging over 2,700 shelters.
Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities said had impacted the lives of 22,000 people. It is the latest deadly weather event in South Asia's ...
2023 Sikkim flash floods; 2023 South Asian floods; 2023 South Korea floods; T. 2023 Turkey floods This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 16:24 (UTC). Text ...