At least 14 people have been reported dead and more than 100 missing after a flash flood in India, news agencies reported.
The flooding also damaged 14 bridges severely, according to Indian media, on Thursday.
The report says some villages were also flooded, cited information from the authorities.
The flood damaged a highway and disrupted a mobile network in parts of the affected north-eastern state of Sikkim.
Rescue operations are continuing. Around 3,000 travellers from other parts of the country are stranded in the region due to the flooding.
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The army said they have found alive one of the 23 people previously registered as missing.
Heavy rains fell late on Wednesday in Sikkim, leading to a sharp rise in the level of the Teesta River.
Authorities of Sikkim have advised residents not to go near the river.
Schools in parts of the state will remain closed until the end of the week, local media reported.(Xinhua)
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