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India:Flash Flood:2012/09/21
Duration2012/09/21 Flash flood killed 22 people, triggered a series of landslides in north Sikkim, India amid torrential rain on 21 September 2012.
Country or DistrictIndia
NameFlash Flood

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  • Reuters AlertNet 2012/09/24
    Floods and landslides caused by relentless rain in northeast India have killed at least 33 people and displaced more than a million over the past week, officials said on 24 September.
    At least 21 people were killed in landslides and another eight were missing in the mountainous state of Sikkim. In Assam, eight people were killed and 20 were missing.
  • Times of India 2012/09/23
    Till now, 30 persons are reported missing, but the numbers could increase as we have not been able to access the area between Mangan and Chungthang yet
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