Sikkim flash floods LIVE Updates: 19 dead, 103 missing in flash floods; school, colleges shut till 15 October

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Mint's LIVE blog will update you with the latest news on the Sikkim floods:Hem Kumar Chettri, District Collector, Mangan District said, "We were able to establish contact with Chungthang last night. We came to know that the entire town was full of slush. So, they have engaged machinery to clear the town.

So far, there is no report of anyone missing from Chungthang town. But the damage has been extensive. People have been shifted to BOP area.

Today, we were supposed to take a helicopter to Lachung and come down to Chungthang. But because of the weather conditions, helicopter may not come. So, we have decided to send a team on foot...One team will reach Chungthang today and will assess the actual situation...No casualties from Chungthang so far.

There are reports of people missing from different areas but we have no report of anyone losing their life. Property damage has been extensive."The Prem Singh Tamang government in Sikkim Thursday urged people, who planned to visit the Himalayan state soon, to postpone their programmes till the situation normalises after a flash flood that killed at least 14 and 102 others are missing, reported PTI. Meanwhile, the Tourism and Civil Aviation Department has also issued an advisory stating that “all the tourists planning to visit Sikkim are advised to postpone their travel to a later date till the situation normalises."The massive earthquake that struck Nepal, tremors of which were felt in India's national capital Delhi, may have been the reason behind the sudden outburst of the south Lhonak lake in Sikkim, causing a flash flood in Teesta River Basin.