23 Soldiers Reportered Missing After A Powerful Flash  Flood Cursed By  Intense Rainfall In Remote Valley Northeast Sikkim State.

23 Soldiers Reportered Missing After A Powerful Flash  Flood Cursed By  Intense Rainfall In Remote Valley Northeast Sikkim State.

During sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, a flash flood occurred in the Teesta River… 23 personnel have been reported missing and some vehicles are reported submerged under the slush

The army in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed thst the personnel and some vehicles submerged under the flood.

The Indian army has said 23 soldiers were missing after a powerful flash flood caused by intense rainfall tore through a remote valley in the mountainous northeast Sikkim state.

The remote area lies close to India’s border with Nepal, and Lhonak Lake sits at the base of a glacier in the snowy peaks that surround Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.

The army said water released upstream from the Chungthang dam meant the river was already more than 4.5 metres (15 feet) higher than usual.

A video released by an Indian army spokesman showed a thick torrent of raging brown water sweeping down a thickly forested valley, with roads washed away and power lines ripped down

Based on current emissions trajectories, the glaciers could lose up to 80 percent of their current volume by the end of the century
Other photographs shared by the army showed water submerging the first floor of buildings, and flowing down a street in a town with only the tip of a small construction crane visible poking out

Flash floods are common during the monsoon season, which begins in June and normally withdraws from the Indian subcontinent by the end of September. By October, the heaviest of the monsoon rains are usually over.

Experts say climate change is increasing their frequency and severity.