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Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in South Lhonak Lake is creating havoc across the Teesta basin in Sikkim and North Bengal

A total of 176 tourists were on Tuesday airlifted from North Sikkim, which has been ravaged by a flash flood in the Teesta river

Inter-Ministerial Central Team led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Anant Kishore Saran on Tuesday left for North Sikkim

Troops of the Trishakti Corps Indian Army have started an operation as part of their massive efforts to reestablish surface travel connectivity

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has postponed his planned visits to Gangtok and Salugara until further notice

Thirty-four bodies, including those of 10 army jawans, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood

Indian Air Force has started humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in Sikkim

At least 160 students from Assam who were stranded in the flood-ravaged Sikkim, were successfully evacuated

A glacial lake burst triggered flash floods and released water from Chungthang Dam, drastically increasing the water level of the Teesta River on October 4th and causing widespread devastation.

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State Disaster Management Authority has said that the death toll from flash floods in Sikkim has reached 26 with 142 people still reported missing

Twenty-six students from Meghalaya stranded in flash flood-hit Sikkim have been successfully evacuated and they are on their way to Shillong

Lance Naik Neeradi Gangaprasad, who went missing along with 23 other army personnel in the flash floods in Sikkim, was found on Thursday night.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also approved the release of both the instalments of Central Share of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to Sikkim

As many as 3,000 people including tourists, drivers and motorcyclists have been stranded in Lachen and Lachung areas

Of the 23 army personnel who were missing from Burdang area, the bodies of seven have been recovered from different areas downstream

At least 16 people have died, including six army personnel, in the flash floods in Sikkim in the early hours of Wednesday

Let's look at the latest updates on the devastating flash floods in Sikkim. 

The search and rescue operation by the Indian Army for the 22 missing soldiers continues

Congress president went on to say that the Centre "must do everything possible to rescue people in safer locations and find the missing persons