What is 2023 Sikkim flash floods?
{{Infobox flood |name = 2023 Sikkim flash floods |date = 4 October 2023 |areas affected = [[Sikkim]], [[West Bengal]] |total deaths = 74+<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=9 October 2023|title=India floods: Death toll from glacial lake burst in Himalayas climbs to 74, at least 100 still missing|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/asia/india-flood-sikkim-glacier-climate-intl/index.html|access-date=|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> }} On 4 October 2023, there were heavy rains in [[Sikkim]], [[India]]. Due to this rain, a lake on the [[Lhonak glacier]] overflowed, which created a big [[flood]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explained {{!}} Is Sikkim flash flood not caused by cloud burst but glacial lake outburst?|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/explained-is-sikkim-flash-floods-a-result-of-cloud-burst-or-glacial-lake-outburst-642897/amp|access-date=|website=Wion News}}</ref> This flood that started at around 1:30 am in the night rushed towards the [[Teesta III Dam]] in [[Changthang|Chungthang]] which was the biggest [[hydropower]] project in Sikkim and broke it in the middle of the night, before the [[dam]]'s gates could be opened. As a result, the water in the [[Teesta River]] downstream rose a lot, as much as twenty feet in some places. This caused a lot of damage in the area and areas in the surrounding particularly in [[West Bengal]] were also affected.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2023-10-04|title=Sikkim flash floods Highlights: Death toll rises to 18, nearly 100 missing|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/sikkim-floods-live-updates-cloudburst-in-lhonak-lake-triggers-flood-in-teesta-river-indian-army-troops-missing-11696395861564.html|access-date=|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> ==Casualties== Around 40 people were killed, while 26 others were [[Injury|injured]] and 102 others, including 23 army personnel, were reported missing of whom 1 soldier was rescued''(saved from danger)'' and was said to be in stable condition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Death toll rises to 40 in India’s Sikkim flooding after lake overflow|url=