Massive Flooding Triggered By Cloud Burst Kills 5 In Sikkim. Rescue Ops Continue

Five persons died and 23 army personnel went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin.

Five persons died and 23 army personnel went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin.

A flooded locality at Muguthang in north Sikkim after a sudden cloudburst over Lhonak Lake. (Source: PTI)

A partially submerged building as water gushes out of the flooded Teesta River in north Sikkim. (Source: PTI)

A road washed away following flash floods in north Sikkim on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

Rescue workers use an excavator to remove debris in a flooded locality in north Sikkim on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

People being rescued from a flooded area in north Sikkim on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

NDRF during recue operations in Sikkim's Singtam, where a cloudburst caused a flood-like situation. (Source: ANI)

NDRF personnel rescue a woman from a flood-affected area in north Sikkim. (Source: ANI)