Overview

• Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides at Munshithang and Lema/Bob, blocking key roads and stranding over 1,000 tourists in North Sikkim.
• Approximately 200 vehicles were stuck in Chungthang, where tourists took shelter in a Gurudwara and other facilities provided by local authorities.
• A Bailey bridge at Sangkalang has been reconstructed, allowing hundreds of tourists in Chungthang to begin their journey back to Gangtok via Mangan.
• Travel permits for North Sikkim have been canceled, and tour operators have been instructed to halt all trips to the region until further notice.
• Efforts are ongoing to clear roads to Lachen and Lachung, where many tourists remain stranded, as the India Meteorological Department issues a red alert for continued heavy rainfall.