News of a sudden discharge of water from the Shintaphu Lake in Bhutan, following a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), triggered panic among residents living near the banks of the Sankosh River along the Assam-West Bengal border on Thursday evening. Fears of flooding gripped residents of places such as Surendrapur, Khokchaguri, Ghaksa, Jaraguri, Borogopa, and Bagmara Tapu. People living along the river in West Bengal, including Kumargram, were evacuated to safer locations.