Cloudburst

The sudden cloud burst leading to flash floods in North Sikkim's Lachen Valley region on October 4, resulted in tragic death of 14 people, including Army personnel and civilians. Furthermore, approximately 120 people were missing and the concerned disaster management officials launched a search operation, and rescued people from the flood-hit regions. Furthermore, Sikkim Chief Secretary VB Pathak reported that over 3,000 tourists are stranded… read-more

Ah sudden cloudburst occurred, leading to flash floods in Teesta River in Lachen Valley, North Sikkim. Some army establishments along the valley have been affected and efforts are on to confirm details. Furthermore,  if sources to beleive, 23 Indian Army personnel have been reported missing and some vehicles are reported submerged under the slush. Search operations are underway. This is a developing story, details are awaited.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, popularly known as KCR, has made a significant comment on the weather disasters. As per KCR, cloudbursts are being purposely developed in parts of India such as Ladakh and Kashmir as part of a "foreign conspiracy." Rao went on to say that he has got "gloomy, gloomy" information that countries are now focussing their attention on the Godavari region for additional cloudbursts.

Owing to the landslide triggered by cloudburst in Nainital's Ramgarh village in Uttarkhand, a few persons have reportedly been trapped under the debris on October 19. Police and government officials have arrived on the scene. However, the rescue team has saved a person and recovered five dead bodies so far. Besides, the district's lake has overflowed, flooding the streets and causing damage to infrastructure and homes.

At least four people have died and 30 were reported missing after a cloudburst hit a remote village in the Kishtwar district of J&K. "Four bodies have been recovered from the debris and 8-9 houses have been damaged following cloudburst at Honzar village in Kishtwar," the deputy commissioner, Ashok Kumar Sharma said. Indian Air Force rushed to the Honzar village to assist local teams in the rescue operation.