A lot is being faced by India these days. First it was a blast in the capital now its the earthquakes causing massive destruction these days. Sikkim is the major victim of this natural calamity. An earthquake of 6.8 Richter has been measured hitting a large part of north-east India. This incident happened on Sunday which leads to the death of around 300 people and so many injured leaving this story among the latest world headlines.
Other places experiencing the same are
1. Bhutan
2. Nepal
3. Bihar
4. Jharkhand
5. West Bengal
The rescue team is doing its work but facing a lot of difficulties due to heavy rain and landslide. People in the relief campaign are provided with food and shelter. Nearly 2000 people are in this campaign at present.
Mangan which is 65km from Gangtok is affected by this majorly. Army soldiers are working so hard for the relief campaign. It’s been 3 days since the incident has happened and people who are stuck till now are still in the hope that they will be rescued by the army men. People there are in bad condition and are in fearful condition.
Another area affected by this is chungthang. 40 workers at a Hydel power plant in this area are assumed to be dead because of the movement in the tectonic plates. It’s been assumed that some of the tunnels got collapsed while the workers were carrying water from the dam. The officials were hesitant to tell the fact in the first place but later on told the truth about the workers
Government claims that the road connection in the Mangan, which is the most-affected area, has been again restored
Explosive devices are being used to clear the landslide so that more people could be searched and rescued and could be provided with proper shelter and food.
Every possible effort is being made by the army officials to help the victims. So many trucks and tractors are being taken by them with drills, cutters etc in it. Also there is a large area where the rescue team still needs to reach out to save the life of the innocent people, thus there is a fear that more people can add to the list.