Torrential rains in Darjeeling triggered deadly landslides, killing at least seven and isolating villages. Rescue operations are ongoing amid difficult terrain and heavy rain. Several homes and tea garden quarters were destroyed. The IMD has issued a landslide and rainfall alert
Normal life was affected in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal on Saturday due to a 24-hour bandh called by several parties to protest the murder of a school-going girl in Siliguri.
