Kathmandu, Gangtok: Nepal and eastern North India have been receiving torrential rains for the last few days. Torrential rains have left me in Nepal. At least four people are reported to be buried in a massive landslide near Phattanglung village in Taple Jung district in the east. At the same time, torrential rains are also occurring in almost the entire Northeast India. Of these, at least 6 have died in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Sikkim, while about 1,500 trekkers are trapped on one side due to landslides caused by heavy rains, while about 1,500 trekkers are trapped due to the collapse of a bridge over a river. Due to floods in Tirtha. Rains have wreaked havoc in Mangan district of North Sikkim. Government officials said.
A Bailey bridge has collapsed near Ang Klang in Mangan district of Sikkim. The tourist resort villages of Dzongu, Yungthang, Lachen and Lachung in the district are also cut off from their Gurudongmar Lake and Yungthang Valley.
Due to this heavy rain, 3 people have died in Pakshatham village and 3 people have died in Abhithang village. Mangan District Collector Hemkumar Chhetri said.
Trees fell at many places in North Sikkim. Electricity poles were also down. Mobile network has also been affected a lot.
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang is on a visit to Arunachal Pradesh these days. He has gone there to participate in the Thapath Vidhi ceremony of BJP leader Prem Kumar Khandu. He has called the administrative and police officials and asked them to start relief work immediately. The State Disaster Relief Force has also been activated.