Indian rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas where over 100 are missing
Kolkata, India Reuters Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing because the region is still experiencing bouts of heavy rain, officials said on Saturday. The Lhonak Lake burst its banks on Wednesday after a cloudburst triggered torrential rains […]
India lake that flooded was poised to get early warning system
New Delhi, India Reuters Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in north-east India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences. Mountainous Sikkim state plunged into chaos on Wednesday as floods spurred by heavy rain and an avalanche killed at least […]
Himalayan lake flooding in India kills 18, nearly 100 missing
New Delhi/Kolkata, IndiaReuters At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks, the worst such disaster in the region in more than 50 years. Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities said […]
Floods in India’s Sikkim state leave 10 dead, 82 missing
Guwahati/New Delhi Reuters At least 10 people were killed in India’s state of Sikkim and 82 others, including 23 army personnel, were missing after heavy rainfall caused the glacial Lhonak lake to overflow, spurring catastrophic flooding in the region on Wednesday, officials said. The north-eastern state received 40.9 mm of rainfall between Tuesday and Wednesday […]
Spat on and abused: Coronavirus fuels racism against India’s north-easterners
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Indian state wins prize for showing 100 per cent organic “no longer a pipe dream”
Thomson Reuters Foundation India’s first fully organic state won top prize in a UN-backed award on Friday, with organisers saying its policies had helped more than 66,000 farmers, boosted tourism and set an example to other countries. The small Himalayan state of Sikkim on India’s border with Tibet was declared fully organic in 2016 after […]