23 Army personnel missing in flash flood triggered by cloudburst in Sikkim
At least 23 Army personnel went missing on Wednesday morning due to a flash flood in the Teesta river in Sikkim’s Lachen Valley.
Some Army vehicles have been submerged in the flash flood, defence sources confirmed. A search operation has been launched.
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The Army vehicles were parked at Bardang near Singtam when the flash flood occurred after the release of water from the Chungthang dam. The water level rose up to 15-20 feet high downstream.
A flash flood alert was issued in Sikkim after the cloud burst in Singtam. Chief minister Prem Sigh Tamang took stock of the flood-like situation.