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Life has been affected in most parts of Sikkim due to continuous rain since Friday. According to local media, the flood has washed away various roads in North Sikkim. According to the Mangan police, 115 and 1,350 tourists are trapped in Lachen and Lachung alone.
The police said that it was difficult to rescue them because the highway was damaged by the flood. Due to continuous rains, the water level in Teesta river has also increased The only bridge that connects Mangan and Chungthang has also been damaged.
According to Himalaya Darpan published from Siliguri, the eight tourists and the driver who went missing in a road accident in Munsithang between Chungthang and Lachen are yet to be found. The police said that the search for them is continuing.
The police said that two people were rescued and sent to a hospital in Gangtok for treatment when the vehicle got stuck in a road accident. The missing tourists are from Odisha and West Bengal.
