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NEW DELHI: An early Friday landslide struck Upper Rimbi in West Sikkim’s Yangthang constituency, leaving at least four people dead and three others missing.According to SP Geyzing Tshering Sherpa, three people were killed on the spot, while two injured women were rescued by police, SSB personnel and local villagers. Rescuers built a makeshift tree log bridge over the flooded Hume River to reach the victims.Despite being rushed to the District Hospital, one of the women succumbed to her injuries, while the other remains in critical condition. Search operations are underway to locate the three missing individuals.(This is a developing story)
