Rescue workers were searching for more than 100 people on Thursday after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 14 people, officials said.<br />More than 2,000 people were rescued after Wednesday’s floods, the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority said in a statement, adding that state authorities set up 26 relief camps for more than 22,000 people impacted by the floods.<br />The Press Trust of India news agency reported that 102 people were missing and cited state government officials saying 14 people died in the floods.<br />Among the missing were 22 army soldiers, officials said. <br />One soldier who had been reported missing on Wednesday was later rescued by authorities, local media reported.<br />Some army camps and vehicles were submerged under mud following the floods.<br />Eleven bridges were washed away by the floodwaters, which also hit pipelines and damaged or destroyed more than 270 houses in four districts, officials said.
