New Delhi: A flash flood triggered by a cloudburst over a lake in north Sikkim wreaked havoc within the state and neighbouring areas on Wednesday. A cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim brought on a flash flood within the Teesta River basin, killing not less than 10 civilians and leaving 80 others, together with 22 military personnel, lacking on Wednesday. The flood additionally stranded over 3,000 vacationers and several other employees in several elements of the state. The flood state of affairs was aggravated by the discharge of water from Chungthang dam, which raised the water ranges as much as 15-20 ft excessive downstream. The dam is a part of the Teesta Stage III hydroelectric mission, the place some employees have been trapped in tunnels.
Right here Are 10 Issues To Know About Sikkim Flashfloods:
1. The flood broken the street infrastructure extensively, collapsing 14 bridges and washing away elements of Nationwide Freeway-10, the principle hyperlink between Sikkim and the remainder of the nation.
2. A flood alert has been issued for North Bengal and Bangladesh via which the Teesta flows.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday to take inventory of the state of affairs within the state and warranted him of all attainable help. “I pray for the protection and well-being of all these affected,” Modi mentioned on X.
4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh additionally prayed for the well-being of the lacking military personnel. The defence spokesperson mentioned that one of many 23 military males who had gone lacking within the morning was rescued later and his well being situation was secure.
5. The Sikkim authorities declared the pure calamity as a catastrophe and mentioned that every one colleges positioned in Mangan, Gangtok, Pakyong and Namchi districts will stay closed until October 8.
6. Rajeev Bhattacharya, a vacationer from Kolkata who was on a trek from Gangtok in the direction of Singtem, informed PTI over cellphone: “We noticed an enormous wave of water dashing at nice velocity via the valley and mangled stays of constructions being swept away. Fortunately, my mates and I have been on excessive floor and never affected by the flash flood. We are actually making our manner again to Gangtok.”
7. Our bodies, together with that of a kid, have been fished out from the flood plains of the Teesta river at Golitar in Singtam by rescue personnel. Some 166 individuals have thus far been rescued.
8. The rescue and reduction operations are being carried out by the state authorities, the military, the BRO and different companies. The communication community has been disrupted on account of flooding and landslides.
9. A number of cities, together with Dikchu, Singtam and Rangpo positioned within the Teesta basin, have additionally been flooded with the upsurge within the river.
10. In the meantime, all colleges positioned in Mangan, Gangtok, Pakyong and Namchi districts will stay closed until October 8, the schooling division mentioned.
