Gangtok, Sep 20 : At least six people, three of them minors, perished and three were injured in landslides early today as heavy rains pounded this Himalayan state.
The first landslip occurred at Upper Gurpisey in Namchi district in South Sikkim at 0200 hours.
One house collapsed fully and three partially, burying three persons alive.
Two seriously injured were rushed to hospital, police said.
Those dead were identified as Nikhil Rai(11), Nikita Rai(15) and P Bhutis (21).
The first landslip occurred at Upper Gurpisey in Namchi district in South Sikkim at 0200 hours.
One house collapsed fully and three partially, burying three persons alive.
Two seriously injured were rushed to hospital, police said.
Those dead were identified as Nikhil Rai(11), Nikita Rai(15) and P Bhutis (21).
(UNI)
