Overview

• Rescuers recovered two additional bodies on June 10 at Chaten in North Sikkim, raising the total found since the June 1 landslide to three.
• Five soldiers remain unaccounted for, among them Lt. Col. Pritpal Singh Sandhu, his wife Aarti Sandhu and their daughter Amayra, Subedar Dharamveer and Naik Sunilal Muchahary.
• The Indian Army leads the ongoing search operation with support from the National and State Disaster Response Forces and the Border Roads Organisation.
• Sepoy Sainudheen PK’s body was dug out on June 8 after eight days of efforts and flown over 2,500 km to Androth, Lakshadweep, with a tri-services escort and full military honors.
• Heavy rains have triggered multiple landslides across North Sikkim, severing roads and communications and prompting the evacuation of about 2,000 stranded tourists.