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Sikkim Landslide Kills 4, With 3 Missing and a 7-Year-Old Rescued

Incessant rain under IMD warnings is slowing searches on unstable slopes.

Overview

  • A night-time slide struck Upper Rimbi in Yangthang, Gyalshing district, after heavy monsoon rain.
  • Police, SSB, SDRF and villagers built a temporary tree-log bridge over the flooded Hume River to reach cut-off homes.
  • Two injured women were evacuated to the district hospital; one died during treatment and the other remains critical.
  • Officials report four confirmed deaths and continuing efforts to find three missing people as floodwater and damaged roads limit access.
  • A 7-year-old was pulled alive from debris, and authorities note that some casualty identifications in early reports are still being verified.