Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Recent landslide in Sikkim kills 5


Recent landslide in Sikkim, India has claimed lives of five people including four of a single family.

Heavy rainfall caused landslide in Tamabung in West Sikkim at 9.30pm.

The body of a Himalayan black bear was also recovered from the landslide area.

According to the Voice of Sikkim, the bodies were sent to Namchi Hospital in South Sikkim for postmortem.

Above is a photo of recent landslide in Sikkim (Prabin Khaling/Voice of Sikkim).

A district disaster management team, SSB personnel, Sikkim police and villagers were involved in rescue operations, Telegraph India reported.

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