NEW DELHI: The search for more than 100 people who went missing in the flash floods in Sikkim is progressing. So far, 18 bodies have been found. Six of them are soldiers. One of the dead soldiers has been identified. The deceased is Saroj Kumar Das, a native of Odisha. The death toll is likely to rise.

Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said the state government has taken necessary steps to provide assistance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Chief Minister and offered help.

At present, a search is being carried out on the Bangladesh side to find the 22 soldiers who went missing from the Bardang region in the Pakyong district. One soldier was rescued. 59 people, including these soldiers, went missing from the region. Army in this region. Many trucks of the Army were washed away in this region.