Indian Army rescues 74 stranded tourists in Sikkim
PTI, Sep 1, 2022, 11:13 AM IST
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The Indian Army has rescued 74 tourists, including women and children, stranded in Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim, a defence release said.
No casualty was reported in the landslide, it said.
Jawans of the Trishakti Corps rescued the tourists upon receiving information about them getting stranded due to a massive landslide 19 km from Yumthang Valley, the release said.
Eight tourist vehicles got stuck due to the landslide, following which a footpath was created with wooden planks and ropes, and a human chain was formed to rescue the tourists, it said.
They were escorted to safety and provided with food and medical care, it added.
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