Landslide in Sikkim: Incessant heavy rainfall triggered a major landslide in Sikkim. The landslide occurred mainly in Rimbi village under the Yuksom-Tashiding constituency, damaging over 32 houses and government quarters.
Locals say landslides have been occurring in the Rimbi and Singnitham wards of the Gyalshing district since August.
As of yesterday, 32 households in Rimbi village have been completely devastated. There is no house left as everything has been covered by the deluge. The livestock has also been displaced. All the locals have been relocated to relief camps.
The district administration and the Sikkim government have collaborated to provide shelter, and the affected families are in deep distress. But reports say that, there have been no human casualties.
