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56 Dead, Over 140 Missing in Sikkim Flash Flood, Rs 4 Lakh Compensation for the Dead

Sib Kumar Das Oct 7, 2023

Imphal: At least 53 people, including seven soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods. Twenty-seven more dead bodies washed away by the flood were located in the Teesta river bed in neighbouring West Bengal. Seven of these bodies have…

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Sikkim Flash Flood: Missing Odia Jawan Confirmed Martyr; Over 100 Still Missing

SWAGAT Oct 5, 2023

Gangtok: Odia soldier Saroj Kumar Das, who had gone missing along with 22 other Army personnel after a flash flood in the Teesta River of Lachen Valley caused by a sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, has been confirmed as a…