Gangtok, June 2 -- Even as the evacuation of nearly 1,500 stranded tourists began on Monday amid improving weather conditions in the northern district, a fresh landslide buried three people alive after their homes were washed away by severe landslides in North Sikkim's Chatten area on Sunday evening, official sources said.
" A landslide took place on Sunday at around 1900 hours at Chatten - North Sikkim, which damaged nearby habitat. 3 bodies have been recovered, which include some combatants. More are suspected to be missing. The process for identifying the deceased and search operation is in progress," a radio message from remote North Sikkim said this morning.
After being stranded for several days due to relentless rainfall and landsli...