gangtok, April 27 -- All tourists stranded in North Sikkim's Lachung town following landslides were evacuated on Saturday and brought to the district headquarters at Mangan from where they proceeded to the state capital and other destinations, officials aware of the matter said. The tourists were stranded in Lachung for two days as all roads were blocked due to landslides.
The Border Road Organisation reopened the road leading to Lachung for one-way traffic for light vehicles on Saturday. Mangan district collector Anant Jain said that those in Lachen will be evacuated on Sunday as the roads were still undergoing repair at several places. Around 1,200 tourists were stranded at Lachung and another 600 at Lachen on Friday. P6
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