Sikkim Rains: Landslide Triggered by Heavy Rain Block North Sikkim Roads, Permits Cancelled

Sikkim Rains: Landslide Triggered by Heavy Rain Block North Sikkim Roads, Permits Cancelled

A massive landslide has occurred at Munshithang on the Lachen Chungthang road and Lema/Bob on the Lachung Chungthang road in North Sikkim. The region is experiencing continuous heavy rainfall, which has made the roads inaccessible at night. Although the road to Chungthang is open, the heavy rain has made it unsafe for nighttime travel. Sikkim Rains: Landslide Triggered by Heavy Rain Block North Sikkim Roads, Permits Cancelled.

Half of the Norwegian Lofoten Islands has been isolated after a landslide occurred on the E10 in Lofoten west of the town of Svolvær. The road will be closed for several days and the municipality has deployed boat transport past the area where the landslide occurred, according to the Norwegian Road Administration.

The E10 in Lofoten will reopen on Thursday evening after being closed since Wednesday due to a rockslide. The road has been closed for cleanup and investigations.

According to the road construction administration, this happened between Erpeldingen on the Sauer and the nearby Michelau. A speaker specified on demand that it was "a blocking for the sake of security" after a "smaller thing".

Vågan Municipality is setting up boat transport past the landslide site while the road is closed.

After a landslide, the E10 on the Lofoten remains impassable for several days. This was reported by The post E10 on the Lofoten after landslide locked for several days first appeared on Nordisch.info.