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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 sudden heavy rainfall triggered flash floods Wednesday in northeastern India that swamped several towns, washed away a bridge and submerged army camps, killing eight civilians and leaving 23 ...
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 ...
In July, at least 105 individuals across Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, were killed over a two-week period of intense rain and flooding, with thousands of others evacuated to relief camps. [4] The floods have led to closure of schools, disruption of flights and train operations in various parts of North India. [1] [5] [6]
2023 Sikkim flash floods; 1968 Sikkim floods; 2017 South Asian floods; 2021 South India floods; U. 2021 Uttarakhand flood; V. 2020 Vidarbha floods; 2024 Vijayawada ...
The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck ...
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.
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 ...