Sikkim flood: Rescue operations continue; 1 soldier rescued

Kohima: The Indian Army on Wednesday night informed that one soldier was successfully rescued in Sikkim after 23 had gone missing due to the floods.

A defence official informed that the condition of the rescued soldier is stable. Troops of Trishakti Corps Indian Army had launched a massive search and rescue operation to trace the 23 missing soldiers.

The search operations are undertaken under conditions of incessant rains, fast-flowing water in the Teesta River even as the roads and bridges were washed away at many places.