<p>Gangtok: Around 1,000 tourists were stranded in picturesque North <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sikkim/1">Sikkim</a> following landslides in the Himalayan state which is also witnessing heavy rain, police said.</p>.<p>Around 200 tourist vehicles were stranded at Chungthang on Thursday and the occupants are staying in a Gurudwara there, they said.</p>.<p>Chungthang is nearly 100 km from the state capital Gangtok.</p>.Over 400 houses damaged as heavy rains lash Tripura.<p>The police said that massive landslides have occurred at Munshithang on the Lachen–Chungthang road and at Lema/Bob on the Lachung–Chungthang road.</p>.<p>The situation was aggravated by continuous rain in the region.</p>.<p>The district administration has instructed all tour operators not to send tourists to North Sikkim on Friday and until further notice, officials said.</p>.<p>The authorities have cancelled all permits given to tourists for visiting the region on April 25.</p>.<p>According to local administration, access roads to Lachung and Lachen have been severely affected, leaving around 1,000 tourists stranded.</p>.<p>Lachung and Lachen are hill stations, known for their natural beauty and proximity to popular tourist destinations like Gurudongmar Lake and Yumthang Valley. </p>
<p>Gangtok: Around 1,000 tourists were stranded in picturesque North <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sikkim/1">Sikkim</a> following landslides in the Himalayan state which is also witnessing heavy rain, police said.</p>.<p>Around 200 tourist vehicles were stranded at Chungthang on Thursday and the occupants are staying in a Gurudwara there, they said.</p>.<p>Chungthang is nearly 100 km from the state capital Gangtok.</p>.Over 400 houses damaged as heavy rains lash Tripura.<p>The police said that massive landslides have occurred at Munshithang on the Lachen–Chungthang road and at Lema/Bob on the Lachung–Chungthang road.</p>.<p>The situation was aggravated by continuous rain in the region.</p>.<p>The district administration has instructed all tour operators not to send tourists to North Sikkim on Friday and until further notice, officials said.</p>.<p>The authorities have cancelled all permits given to tourists for visiting the region on April 25.</p>.<p>According to local administration, access roads to Lachung and Lachen have been severely affected, leaving around 1,000 tourists stranded.</p>.<p>Lachung and Lachen are hill stations, known for their natural beauty and proximity to popular tourist destinations like Gurudongmar Lake and Yumthang Valley. </p>