Multiple Landslides Reported in Sikkim

With heavyrainfall triggering in every part of the Northeast which resulted to floods,landslides all over, the state of Sikkim also witnessed multiple landslideswhich resulted in the collapse of a National Highway road connecting Sikkim andWest Bengal resulting in massive traffic jams.

The National Highway 10 connects Sikkim capital Gangtok to West Bengal's Kalimpong and Siliguri.

Accordingto sources, the administration is clearing the roads but progress to clear outthe debris from the road is slow as the landslides are still occurring.

Reportssay that at least three blockages across the National Highway road nearSetijhora, Kali Mandir and Sevoke police outpost have been reported since earlymorning.

Meanwhile, in Assam, theAssam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has revealed that as of 13July 2019, a total 2,168 number of villages in 80 revenue circles of 25districts, i.e, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Baksa,Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Morigaon, Hojai,Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, West KarbiAnglong, Kamrup, Cachar and Dhubri districts of Assam have been affected in theSecond wave of flood.