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Operational Readiness Along LAC Sikkim Sector Stable: Army Flash floods in hinterland of Sikkim not affecting operational readiness along LAC Sikkim sector and it continues to be stable, Army officials said. "Army, other agencies continue search, rescue ops; also focusing on resuscitation of communication, other infrastructure," the Army said in a statement, as reported by PTI.
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Central Team To Visit Flood-Hit Sikkim To Assess Damage, Says MoS An inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-hit Sikkim to assess the damage, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said, as reported by PTI.
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Odisha Guv, CM Patnaik Pay Tributes To State's Army Jawan Killed In Sikkim Flash Floods Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday paid tributes to Indian Army jawan Saroj Kumar Das, who lost his life in the Sikkim flash flood, after his mortal remains arrived in Bhubaneswar, PTI reported. He was also accorded a guard of honour in the state capital.
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Sikkim Flash Floods: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Expresses Grief Over Death Of Civilians, Army Personnel On Sikkim flash floods, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, "Deeply pained by the tragic loss of precious lives including eight Army personnel in the recent flash floods arising out of glacial lake burst in Sikkim. Out of the 23 missing soldiers, one was rescued while mortal remains of eight brave soldiers were recovered. Their sacrifice, while being deployed in forward areas in the service of the nation, will not be forgotten. Search operations to rescue remaining 14 soldiers and missing civilians are underway."
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Sikkim Flash Floods: 150 Labourers At Railway Construction Site Have Narrow Escape Around 150 labourers engaged in constructing tunnels for Indian Railways near the Sikkim-West Bengal border had a narrow escape as they were rescued minutes before the raging Teesta waters washed away their camp and almost all of their belongings, PTI reported.
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Sikkim Flash Floods: Over 3,000 Tourists Stranded In Lachen, Lachung Over 3,000 tourists are stranded in Lachen and Lachung in Mangan district of Sikkim after the flash floods, PTI reported. The Indian Air Force made several attempts to carry out rescue operations by Mi-17 helicopters but was unable to fly from Bagdogra and Chaten due to the inclement weather, low-lying cloud cover and low visibility conditions in Lachen and Lachung valley.
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Sikkim-Bengal Floods LIVE: Search Operation Continues Search operations are ongoing to find the 142 people who are reported missing in the flood-hit regions of Sikkim, reported PTI.
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Sikkim-Bengal Floods LIVE: Sikkim CM Meets Flood-Affected People In Naga Village Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang meets people in the flood-affected areas of Naga Village in Mangan.
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Sikkim-Bengal Floods LIVE: 'Centre Is Providing All Possible Help', Says Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang On Sikkim flash floods, CM Prem Singh Tamang says "Government of India is providing all possible help. Logistic support, Army, and financial aid for immediate relief are being provided by the government. The Centre is monitoring the situation closely. President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi, and Union HM Amit Shah called me to take stock of the situation..."
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Sikkim Floods LIVE: 22,000 Families Hit By Disaster, Says CM Tamang Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang while talking to ANI said, "Our priority is to rescue the stranded people and restore electricity and water supply. According to yesterday's data, 19 bodies have been recovered, 103 are missing. Out of the 22 missing Army officials, 7 bodies have been found. Some more bodies were recovered late at night, we are counting the numbers. The total number of affected families is over 22,000 and we have rescued over 3900 people and have kept them at rescue camps. There are around 26 relief camps currently running in Sikkim."
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Sikkim-Bengal Floods LIVE: 26 Stranded Students In Sikkim Get Rescued Successfully Twenty-six students from Meghalaya who were left stranded in the flood-struck Sikkim have now been evacuated successfully. They are on their way to Shillong, an official told news agency PTI on Saturday. These students left Sikkim's Majitar in five vehicles, then they reached West Bengal's Siliguri around Friday midnight. A bus was then arranged for their transport from Siliguri to Shillong on Friday night itself, reported PTI.
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Sikkim-Bengal Floods LIVE: 3rd Indian Reserve Batallion Troops En Route For Rescue Mission The 3rd Indian Reserve Batallion are now en route to the flood-struck regions of North Sikkim to conduct rescue operations, reported ANI.
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Sikkim-Bengal Floods Live: 26 Dead, 142 Missing Amid Flash Floods State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) told ANI that so far, 26 people have died and 142 were reported missing in the Sikkim flash floods.