Sikkim quake: Scamble to reach buried victims

September 20, 2011 16:06

Digging through landslide debris, troops and relief teams are scrambling to rescue victims of the earthquake in remote mountainous areas in Sikkim after they reached an area here today closest to its epicentre.

The death toll in Sikkim rose to 50 after the 6.8 magnitude quake struck this Himalayan state and neighbouring areas on Sunday, officials said, adding the overall death toll in the region rose to 79.

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