An early Friday landslide struck Upper Rimbi in West Sikkim ’s Yangthang constituency , leaving at least four people dead and three others missing.
According to SP Geyzing Tshering Sherpa , three people were killed on the spot, while two injured women were rescued by police, SSB personnel and local villagers.
Rescuers built a makeshift tree log bridge over the flooded Hume River to reach the victims.
Despite being rushed to the District Hospital , one of the women succumbed to her injuries, while the other remains in critical condition. Search operations are underway to locate the three missing individuals.
(This is a developing story)
According to SP Geyzing Tshering Sherpa , three people were killed on the spot, while two injured women were rescued by police, SSB personnel and local villagers.
Rescuers built a makeshift tree log bridge over the flooded Hume River to reach the victims.
Despite being rushed to the District Hospital , one of the women succumbed to her injuries, while the other remains in critical condition. Search operations are underway to locate the three missing individuals.
(This is a developing story)
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