Dozens of locals and employees of the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) were rescued Tuesday after the Dungsamchu River broke its bank and entered into the RSTA premises, reports from inside say.
The flood has also affected a parking lot. Officials have moved vehicles from the parking lot to safer places.
The trucks, buses and other vehicles were also moved from the flooded area. Public transport buses from Samdrup Jongkhar to other eastern Dzongkhags were cancelled due to road blocks at various places along the highway, reported BBS.
Meanwhile, students of Samdrup Jongkhar Primary School who were supposed to sit for their midterm exam were asked to go back home in the morning fearing that the suspension bridge leading to the school could prove unsafe if the rain continued during the day.
