Gangtok, June 2 -- Two Indian Army personnel and a seasonal porter were killed and six others are missing when a massive landslide triggered by heavy rainfall flattened their makeshift hut at Chaten in remote Lachen of north Sikkim.
Rescue operations were on to find any survivors from the rubble and mud, official sources said on Monday.
Indian Army sources said four others were rescued with minor injuries after the massive mudslides swept away the Army camps at Chaten around 7 PM on Sunday.
Lachen's altitude is about 9000 ft above sea level, and surrounded by the terrain and mountains.
The deceased were identified as Havildar Lakhwinder Singh, Lance Naik Munish Thakur, and porter Abhishek Lakhada. The Indian Army mourned the bravehearts...