New Delhi: Nearly 21 people were killed in Sikkim, three in Arunachal Pradesh and more than 7 lakh people affected in Assam after days of incessant rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in the region on Sunday.
In Assam, 13 districts are said to be affected, the worst-hit being Tinsukhia. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark and the Kaziranga and Dibru-Saikhowa national parks are under water.
Nearly 60 relief camps have been set up across the state to cater to the flood victims. This is reportedly the fourth time the floods have hit the state this year.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Army have been called in for rescue operations....
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09:41 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Chungthang: At least 20 people are feared dead in a flash flood resulting from heavy downpour in Sikkim. ITBP quarters near Chungthang in Northern Sikkim was washed away by the floods on Saturday. Seven bodies have been recovered so far and rescue and relief operations are underway. Among those who perished are ITPB jawans and their family members. An year after massive earthquake rocked Sikkim, flash floods hit the northeastern...
04:38 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Chungthang: It's been a year since a powerful earthquake rocked Sikkim wiping out many lives. CNN-IBN visited Chungthang, one of the worst-affected areas, where survivors are reminded of the trauma every day. Chungthang looks almost frozen in time. People continue to live with gaping cracks in unsafe buildings ducking death everyday. While some like 56-year-old Paden Lepcha live cramped with their lives belongings in homes put together with borrowed tins....
09:53 AM, Sep 18, 2012
A bus was hit by a landslide on the Chungthang-Mangan highway and the injured engineer was airlifted. ...
03:27 PM, Sep 22, 2011
Chungthang veterinary hospital bore heavy brunt from the Sunday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake. ...
02:07 AM, Sep 22, 2011
Gangtok: Chungthang is one of the worst affected sites in Sikkim. CNN-IBN brings to you the first visuals from the spot. Almost 80 per cent of the houses in the town have suffered damages. ...
06:20 PM, Sep 21, 2011
