Seven persons including three Nepalis died in an avalanche at Chomgo in East Sikkim of India. According to a statement issued by the Sikkim government, the avalanche hit the Gangtok Natula JNM road at 11:10 am on Tuesday. The deceased Nepalis have been identified as Shiva Prasad Lamichhane and Ashika Dhakal (22) of Chitwan and Muna Sah (29) of Rupandehi.

Similarly, Shaurav Raya Chaudhary (29), Pritam Matte (38) of West Bengal, Bal Singh (32) and six-year-old Rebika Singh also died in the incident, SP Tenzing Loden Lepcha of Sikkim said.

All of them were tourists. Likewise, three Nepalis were injured in the incident. The injured have been identified as Gita Sapkota (40), Jyoti Gurung (38) and Ramesh Khanal (43). They are undergoing treatment at the Gangtok-based STNM Hospital.