CNN —A search and rescue operation has been launched for more than 100 missing people in India’s northeast after flash floods ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and washing away roads and bridges, according to the state government.
Known as the rooftop of the world, the ecologically-sensitive Himalayan region is prone to flash floods and landslides and flooding is not unusual in Sikkim.
High water levels in the Teesta river in Sikkim, India, on October 4.
Rising water levels of the Teesta river in Sikkim, India, after flash flooding indundated the region.
About 2,000 people were evacuated after the flash floods in Sikkim.
Persons:
Prem Singh Tamang, Narendra Modi, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Indian Army, of, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, ” ISRO, state’s Disaster Management Authority, Sikkim’s Department of Science, Technology, . Indian Army, India Meteorological Department, Indian, Indian Institute of Technology
Locations:
India’s, Sikkim, Lhonak, Sikkim’s, India, of Sikkim, Lhonak Lake, Pakyong, Gangtok, Pakistan, Peru, China, Government, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Uttarakhand