At least 23 Indian soldiers missing in flash flood: army

Flash flood caused by intense rainfall tore through a valley in northeast Sikkim state

Staff Writer, Agence France-Presse (AFP)

October 4, 2023

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Commuters make their way through a waterlogged street after a heavy rainfall in Amritsar on September 18, 2023. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

The Indian army said Wednesday that 23 soldiers were missing after a powerful flash flood caused by intense rainfall tore through a valley in northeast Sikkim state.

"Due to sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, a flash flood occurred in the Teesta River... 23 personnel have been reported missing and some vehicles are reported submerged under the slush," the army said in a statement.

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