Gangtok, April 25 -- Over 1400 stranded tourists, mostly from West Bengal, were on Thursday evacuated after they got stuck following heavy mudslides and rockfall, triggered by downpour in North Sikkim's upper region of Lachen and lachung, about 110 km from Gangtok, official sources said. The administration advised the stranded travellers to halt in their respective hotels until the affected roads were cleared by the roadmender agencies. Many tourists stranded in North Sikkim due to heavy mudslides have been successfully evacuated by police personnel. "The mudslides, triggered by recent heavy rains, caused extensive damage along the Chungthang-Lachung and Chungthang-Lachen roads, cutting off access to several key tourist destinations in Nor...