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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
Five people have died and 23 Indian Army personnel are missing in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim after a cloudburst led to flash floods. ... on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. - Government of Sikkim.
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least ten people were killed in India's state of Sikkim and 82 others, including 23 army personnel, were missing after heavy rainfall caused the glacial Lhonak ...
2023 Sikkim flash floods. At least 14 people are killed and 100 others are missing after a cloudburst causes severe flooding in Sikkim, India. 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.
2023 Sikkim Flash Floods has hit Rangpo around 2 am in the early morning of 4 October 2023. The flash flood created tremendous destruction in the city. Many people lost their life in this calamity. Many surviving people were shifted to relief camps immediately by the authorities.
An early warning system for glacial floods was due to have been installed in the Indian Himalayas last year, but work on the project only began in September, officials said, too late to raise the ...
2023 Sikkim flash floods; C. COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim; S. 2011 Sikkim earthquake This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 03:44 (UTC). Text is available under ...