On 4 October 2023, heavy rains caused the glacial South Lhonak lake in Sikkim, a state in northeastern India, to breach its banks, causing a glacial lake outburst flood in Teesta River. The flood reached the Teesta III Dam at Chungthang at midnight, before its gates could be opened, destroying the dam in minutes. Water levels downstream in the River Teesta rose by up to twenty feet, causing widespread damage.
2023 Sikkim flash floods
Date
4-5 October 2023
Location
Sikkim districts
Chumthang, Rungphu, IBM Rungphu
West Bengal districts
Testa Kalimpong, Tunglang , Tarkhola,
Cause
Outburst of the South Lhonak lake due to heavy rainfall
Deaths
74+
Property damage
15 bridges, one hydroelectric dam destroyed
It is the deadliest flood in the area after the 1968 Sikkim floods when around 1000 people were killed.
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