Six people died after heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides in a remote area of India's northeast. According to the officials, another five people were missing near the affected area in Sikkim, a state in the Himalayan foothills bordering China and popular with Indian tourists.

Six dead, five missing as Sikkim faces floods and landslides due to incessant rainfall

Tragedy has struck the northeastern state of Sikkim as flash floods and cloudbursts have wreaked havoc, resulting in the loss of at least 53 lives, including seven soldiers.

Sikkim flash floods: 53 killed, 27 bodies recovered from Teesta river

A research conducted by the Central Water Commission back in 2015 has now grabbed headlines after flash floods in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim wreaked havoc claiming lives of at least 22 people.

Sikkim flash floods: Central Water Commission’s study alerted authorities about lake outburst in 2015

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has expressed grief over the tragedy that has befallen the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. Latest tolls show that the flash floods have claimed the lives of 14 people, while 102 people remain missing.

Sikkim floods: Dalai Lama expresses grief following devastation caused by flash floods

The flash floods triggered by glacial lake burst has left a trail of destruction in India’s northeastern Sikkim state. More than 25,000 people are affected while 14 people are dead, with at least 100 people, including 22 army men, still missing.

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