Overview

• A landslide triggered by heavy rain struck Upper Rimbi in Yangthang, Gyalshing, around midnight, destroying homes and sweeping residents away.
• Police, SSB, SDRF personnel and villagers improvised a tree‑log bridge over the flooded Hume River to reach survivors, as shown in a Sikkim Police video of the operation.
• Two injured women were evacuated to the district hospital; one died during treatment and the other remains in critical condition.
• A 7‑year‑old girl, identified by officials as Angel Rai, was pulled alive from debris as search teams continue to look for three missing people.
• Officials named three of the deceased as Bhim Prasad Limbu, Anita Limbu and Bimal Rai, and said continuing rain and unstable terrain are hampering searches under IMD rain warnings.