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Trishakti Corps of Indian Army continue assistance to tourists stranded du
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Troops of TrishaktiCorps continued assistance to stranded tourists at Chungthang, North Sikkim. On second day of the rescue effort, assistance provided to 300 stranded tourists who came down from Lachung & Lachen. Assistance to cross over the temporary bridge, food, place to rest and me
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Bus carrying tourists departs from landslide-hit Pegong after rains lash N
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the release, heavy torrential rains were witnessed in Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang valleys on Friday.
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Indian Army rescues over 3,500 stranded tourists from landslide-hit Sikkim
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Troops of Trishakti Corps, Indian Army and personnel of Border Roads Organisation swung into action and worked overnight in heavy rains and inclement weather to create a temporary crossing over the flash flood area to facilitate the rescue of tourists," the release stated.
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Army rescues 500 tourists stranded due to landslides, road blocks in North
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the release, heavy torrential rains were witnessed in Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang valleys on Friday. As a result of this, approximately 500 tourists who were travelling to Lachung and Lachen Valley were stranded at Chungthang, due to landslides and road blocks en route. Read More
ITBP retrieves corpses of tourist, paragliding guide from Sikkim's Lachung
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lachung (Sikkim) [India], April 2 (ANI): Corpses of a tourist and a paragliding guide were retrieved from the Lachung river of Sikkim, said the Indo-Tibetan Border Police on Friday.
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Sikkim: Army rescue over 300 tourists stranded in heavy snowfall
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lachung (Sikkim) [India], December 29 (ANI): At least 300 tourists stranded in heavy snowfall in Lachung, North Sikkim were rescued by the Indian Army on Wednesday.
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Earthquake with magnitude 5.4 on Richter Scale hits Sikkim's Lachung
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lachung (Sikkim) [India], November 30 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit 439km NNW of Lachung, Sikkim on Tuesday, said National Centre for Seismology.
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Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude strikes Sikkim's Lachung
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], September 29 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Ritcher scale struck the Lachung area of North Sikkim district on Wednesday.
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Fire breaks out in house in Sikkim's Lachung, no casualties reported
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], April 11 (ANI): A fire broke out in a two-storied house in the wee hours on Sunday in Sikkim's Lachung near a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) Camp.
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ITBP personnel rescue man stuck in mountain cliff in Sikkim
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lachung (Sikkim) [India], January 10 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Saturday rescued a local person who had been stuck in the middle of a mountain cliff here.
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North Sikkim: Army rescues over 150 stranded tourists amidst heavy snowfal
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Indian Army on Wednesday rescued over 150 stranded tourists amidst heavy snowfall in North Sikkim.
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