Landslide blocks NH-10, cuts off Sikkim from Bengal

A landslide has blocked National Highway 10, snapping the arterial road link between Sikkim and West Bengal on Thursday, an official of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said. Following heavy rain, a massive amount of rocks and slush rolled down the hill and blocked the highway at 29th Mile area in neighbouring West Bengal, around […]

10 dead, several buried under debris as massive landslide hits Himachal’s Kinnaur

Ten persons, including one child and five women, are confirmed dead and scores are still missing after a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district left several vehicles buried under debris. A state-run bus, a truck and a few cars were trapped after the landslide blocked the Reckong Peo to Shimla highway. The bus, travelling […]

Incessant rains wreak havoc in Sikkim; landslides cut off NH-10

Incessant rainfall since the past 24 hours have wreaked havoc in Sikkim, with multiple landslides blocking the state’s vital National Highway 10. The key highway serves as the main link between state capital Gangtok and Siliguri. With the blocking of the Siliguri-Sikkim highway, the hill state is essentially cut off from the rest of India. […]

Four children killed in massive landslide in Mizoram

Four children were killed and two others injured as a massive landslide swept away a building in Aizawl in Mizoram, police said on Saturday. The incident happened around 9.30 pm on Friday at Thuampui neighbourhood in the Bawngkawn police station area in the northeastern part of the city, they said. An Assam-type building, in which […]

Landslide kills one in Sikkim, 2 injured

A 40-year-old woman was killed in a massive landslide which took place on Tuesday at Sichey in Gangtok. As per reports, the woman was in her building when the landslide hit the structure. Meanwhile, the deceased’s 70-year-old mother and a woman residing in the same building sustained minor injuries. Unfortunately the deceased was in the […]

Two killed as car gets crushed under massive landslide in Arunachal’s West Kameng

Two persons were killed and one was seriously injured after the car they were travelling in was hit by a massive landslide at the Bhalukpong-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) road in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Mangal Rai (28) and Monica Sonar (40). While Rai was driving, Monica is the wife of […]

Sikkim cut off as major landslide hits NH10

Incessant rains over the past few days has aggravated the scenario in Sikkim and the neighboring areas of Darjeeling-Kalimpong. Rain triggered landslides and flash floods have disrupted communication in several key areas. Sikkim along with Darjeeling and Kalimpong has received nearly 70 mm of rainfall, which has brought in the seasonal monsoon woes for the […]

Dimapur-Kohima highway blocked due to massive landslide

The highway connection Dimapur with Nagaland capital Kohima has been blocked due to landslide. As per reports, a major landslide on National Highway 29 between New Chumuou-Kedima and Chumu police check gate has been totally blocked by the landslide. According to local authorities there is total restriction on movement of vehicles in the area since […]

Massive landslide blocks NH 10 connecting West Bengal to Sikkim

Incidents of severe landslides and floods have come to light from several places across the region this monsoon, another such incident has been reported from Sikkim. Incessant rainfall triggered landslides on Thursday blocking highways in West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Sikkim, cutting off the northeastern state’s capital Gangtok from Siliguri. A massive landslide has hit the […]