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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Five villages in quake-hit Sikkim razed, no survivors seen yet by Caesar Mandal

Five villages in quake-hit Sikkim razed, no survivors seen yet by Caesar Mandal

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published Published on Sep 21, 2011   modified Modified on Sep 21, 2011

An Army aerial survey on Wednesday showed that at least five villages in north Sikkim have been obliterated. More disturbingly, the survey failed to detect any people in or around the area, raising fears of the quake toll going up significantly.

Authorities also said that 11 bodies were retrieved from the rubble at the hydel project near here where rescue teams fear that 40 workers are trapped in a flooded tunnel. With more bodies being found as the rescue teams are reaching areas that were cut off, fears of the toll going up are rising by the hour.

The official toll put out by the Sikkim government was 69. This does not take into account the possible casualty figures that might emerge from the five devastated villages -- Lingzya, Sakyong, Tentong, Day and Tholong. Counting deaths in neighbouring Bhutan, Bihar, Nepal, West Bengal and Jharkhand, the toll now stands at about 140.

There was no news of the 40 workers trapped in the tunnel of the Teesta Urja hydel project between Theng village and Mangan with authorities now fearing the worst. An Army platoon failed to enter the flooded tunnel on Wednesday. The landslide debris is expected to be cleared on Thursday and the picture will be clear only after that, said sources.

According to National Disaster Relief Force sources, seven bodies were located in Dzonghu but they couldn't be recovered. Nishit Upadyay, commanding officer, said that many more could be lying under the debris. North Sikkim district collector S K Pradhan said the death toll was "uncertain" because most parts of the district were still cut off.

Army and NDRF personnel, each carrying 30-40kg of ration and medicines, have started climbing to the inaccessible regions, especially in Dzonghu. It could take troops three to four days to reach these areas where scores are feared trapped. In the worst-hit areas, rescuers came across bodies that were mangled and crushed. Landslides are still a deadly threat and flash floods were reported from Lachen and Lachung, adding to the misery.

The Times of India, 22 September, 2011, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Five-villages-in-quake-hit-Sikkim-razed-no-survivors-seen-yet/articleshow/10071212.cms


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