Rain Hampers Search for Indian Soldiers Missing in Flood

Rain Hampers Search for Indian Soldiers Missing in Flood
In a still from video, a swollen Teesta River in Singtam in the northeastern state of Sikkim, India, is shown on Oct. 4, 2023. ANI via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI—Heavy rain hampered the search for 23 Indian troops reported missing on Wednesday after a flash flood in northeastern Sikkim state, with the capital city of Gangtok cut off by road, defense officials said.

“Twenty three personnel have been reported missing and some vehicles are reported submerged under the slush. Search operations are underway,” a defense ministry spokesperson said.