Sikkim Flash Flood: NH10 blocked at Pegong, around 3,000 tourists stranded
About 3,000 tourists estimated to be stranded in the affected areas due to closure of highways..
GANGTOK- Sikkim Flash Flood: Heavy rains lashed North Sikkim which resulted in the overflow of nearby rivers leading to the flash flood that engulfed National Highway 10 at Pegong. About 3,000 tourists estimated to be stranded in the affected areas due to closure of highways..
According to officials, a flash flood hit North Sikkim on Thursday night. Areas such as Lachen and Lachung in North Sikkim have been cut off from the rest of the state due to flash floods.
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The officials further informed that the flash flood has caused severe damage to infrastructure along the highway and make it unsafe for any kind of vehicular movement leading to the complete closure of National Highway no 10.
Local authorities are currently assessing the situation and Border Roads Organisation is working to clear the debris and restore normalcy.
However, it is expected to take some time before the highway can be reopened for traffic, they said. The road is also blocked due to a landslide at 13th mile and Thulo Khola, Rail Khola along JN Road of the Gangtok-Nathula route.
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All tourist permits have been cancelled for Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir, Nathula and North Sikkim till further notice, they added.
In West Sikkim’s Rimbi, a 90-year-old cattleman is suspected to have been swept away by the rising water level of the Rimbi River. The police have identified the cattleman as Ash Lall Limboo, a resident of Darap, West Sikkim.
