Guwahati, July 11 -- Torrential and continuous rainfall has triggered landslides across several locations in the remote town of Yuksom, located in Sikkim's Gyalshing district, destroying two crucial wooden bridges and cutting off key access routes, officials reported on Thursday.

One of the destroyed bridges connected Chhangri Basti to Dhoban. It collapsed following a landslide induced by over 24 hours of unrelenting rain.

According to officials, the incident has severely affected local connectivity, isolating the region and posing significant challenges for both residents and security forces.

The route from the Chhangri border outpost of the 72nd Battalion, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), through Dhoban and on to New Patal and Yuksom, has ...