India, April 26 -- At least 1,800 tourists remain stranded in north Sikkim after roads were damaged following landslides in the region on Thursday, Sikkim government official said.

The official added that around 560 tourists are stuck in Lachen and another 1,200 in Lachung, two high-altitude hill stations in north Sikkim.

"The road between Lachung and Chungthang is expected to be opened by Saturday evening. But the road between Lachen and Chungthang will take some time to be opened. Tourists stranded even in Lachen would be taken out making detour via Lachung," Mangan's superintendent of police Sonam Detchu Bhutia said.

On Friday, 1,200 tourists were reportedly stranded, but an officer said that, according to new reports on Saturday, a...