India, June 10 -- Three bodies were recovered from Chaten in North Sikkim, where a landslide triggered by heavy rain had hit an army camp on June 1, taking the total death toll to six, police officials said. Three people are still missing.

"On Sunday, the body of Sepoy Sainudheen PK (34) was found. On Monday, two more bodies - a male and a female - were recovered. They are yet to be identified," a senior police officer in North Sikkim said.

At least six people, including a Lt Col and his family had gone missing, after the landslide had hit the army camp at Chaten near Lachen in North Sikkim on the evening of June 1. Three bodies, including that of a porter and two army personnel, were immediately found after the disaster.

"The female b...