Gangtok, May 24 (PTI) A woman was killed and two
others suffered injuries in a landslide triggered by incessant
rain over the past week in Sikkim''s North district on Sunday,
an official said.
The administration has started evacuating people to
safer places from Upper Lingchom area where several houses
were also damaged because of the landslide, Sub-Divisional
Magistrate Prem Gurung said.
A 50-year-old woman was killed while another woman and
a man were injured after they were trapped under the debris,
he said.
Gurung said the body of the deceased woman was sent
for post-mortem examination and the injured were hospitalized,
Gurung said. PTI KDK
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