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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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77 People Who Went Missing In Sikkim Flood Presumed Dead
The 77 people who went missing in the flash flood in Sikkim have been presumed dead as they could not be found even after two months of the disaster, Chief Secretary VB Pathak said on Saturday.
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Death Count In Sikkim Flash Floods Rises To 40 As More Bodies Recovered
Sikkim flash floods: The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 40 with the recovery of two more bodies, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks after the disaster, officials said.
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Total Death Count Rises To 40 In Sikkim Flash Floods, 76 Still Missing
The death count in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 40 on Tuesday with two more bodies being found in the state, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks after the disaster, officials said.
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Air Force Conducts Disaster Relief Operations In Sikkim
The number of deaths in Sikkim's flash flood has risen to 34, officials in the state said on Monday, while the administration in adjoining northern West Bengal said that 40 bodies have been fished from the downstream of Teesta River.
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"Disaster Due To Sub-Standard Dam Construction": Sikkim Chief Minister To NDTV
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang =blamed "inferior construction" by the previous state government for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam - a 1200 MW hydroelectric project washed away in flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst.
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6 Soldiers Among 19 Dead In Sikkim Disaster, 103 Missing: 10 Points
Six soldiers are among 19 dead in the Sikkim flash floods, sources said today. Over 100 including 16 soldiers are missing and 3,000 tourists are stranded. Over 2,500 people have been evacuated so far, and 6,000 have been moved to relief camps.
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Sikkim Bans Firecrackers Under Disaster Management Act Amid Covid Pandemic
The Sikkim government on Wednesday imposed a complete ban on use of firecrackers throughout the state in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Rescue teams, doctors yet to reach earthquake-affected areas
Around 400 personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and a team of 20 doctors, sent to Sikkim for rescue and relief operations, have not been able to reach the quake-hit areas yet due to blockade of roads following landslides, officials said today.
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Earthquake in Sikkim: PM orders meeting of disaster authority
Sikkim earthquake
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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77 People Who Went Missing In Sikkim Flood Presumed Dead
The 77 people who went missing in the flash flood in Sikkim have been presumed dead as they could not be found even after two months of the disaster, Chief Secretary VB Pathak said on Saturday.
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Death Count In Sikkim Flash Floods Rises To 40 As More Bodies Recovered
Sikkim flash floods: The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 40 with the recovery of two more bodies, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks after the disaster, officials said.
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Total Death Count Rises To 40 In Sikkim Flash Floods, 76 Still Missing
The death count in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 40 on Tuesday with two more bodies being found in the state, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks after the disaster, officials said.
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Air Force Conducts Disaster Relief Operations In Sikkim
The number of deaths in Sikkim's flash flood has risen to 34, officials in the state said on Monday, while the administration in adjoining northern West Bengal said that 40 bodies have been fished from the downstream of Teesta River.
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"Disaster Due To Sub-Standard Dam Construction": Sikkim Chief Minister To NDTV
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang =blamed "inferior construction" by the previous state government for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam - a 1200 MW hydroelectric project washed away in flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst.
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6 Soldiers Among 19 Dead In Sikkim Disaster, 103 Missing: 10 Points
Six soldiers are among 19 dead in the Sikkim flash floods, sources said today. Over 100 including 16 soldiers are missing and 3,000 tourists are stranded. Over 2,500 people have been evacuated so far, and 6,000 have been moved to relief camps.
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Sikkim Bans Firecrackers Under Disaster Management Act Amid Covid Pandemic
The Sikkim government on Wednesday imposed a complete ban on use of firecrackers throughout the state in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Rescue teams, doctors yet to reach earthquake-affected areas
Around 400 personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and a team of 20 doctors, sent to Sikkim for rescue and relief operations, have not been able to reach the quake-hit areas yet due to blockade of roads following landslides, officials said today.
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Earthquake in Sikkim: PM orders meeting of disaster authority
Sikkim earthquake
