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The flood reached the Teesta III Dam at Chungthang at midnight, before its gates could be opened, destroying the dam in minutes. [2] Water levels downstream in the River Teesta rose by up to 20 feet (6.1 m), causing widespread damage. [3] It was the deadliest flood in the area after the 1968 Sikkim floods when around 1000 people were killed. [4]
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
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.
The flooding took place along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley of India’s state of Sikkim, and was worsened when parts of a dam were washed away, the New Delhi Television channel said.
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.
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 ...
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; 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 ...