### [2023-10-4](/feed/2023/10/4/index.md)

##### 2023 Sikkim flash floods
# The Lhonak Lake bursts its banks, causing major flooding and impacting 22,000 people. It its the worst such disaster in the region in over 50 years. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/india/fourteen-dead-102-missing-after-indian-glacial-lake-bursts-bank-heavy-rain-2023-10-05/)

### Changes:

1. The Lhonak Lake burst its banks causing major flooding and impacted 22,000 people. It’s the worst such disaster in the region in over 50 years.  _2023-10-05 16:14:42 (First version)_
1. The Lhonak Lake bursts its banks, causing major flooding and impacting 22,000 people. It its the worst such disaster in the region in over 50 years.  _(Current version)_

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