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Sikkim flash flood death toll rises to 18
The Statesman
|October 06, 2023
The confirmed death toll in the flash floods that hit parts of Sikkim and northern Bengal yesterday has risen to 18, while over a hundred persons are still missing, according to authorities in the two states
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The Sikkim chief secretary VB Pathak told media outlets that the death toll in the devastating flash flood stood at 18 while 98 people were missing as of Thursday evening. Of these, 17 were Army personnel.
According to authorities in Kolkata, 11 people from Lava in Kalimpong are also missing.
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