At least 20 people have died and several injured as heavy rainfall causes landslides across Darjeeling and Mirik hills in West Bengal. Homes were swept away, roads damaged, and communication lines cut off. PM Modi, HM Amit Shah, and CM Mamata Banerjee are monitoring the situation

At least 20 people died and several others injured as incessant heavy rainfall triggered multiple landslides across the Mirik and Darjeeling hills in the northern part of West Bengal on Sunday, sweeping away homes, damaging roads and cutting off several remote hamlets, officials said.

According to reports from the NDRF and the district administration, fatalities were reported from several locations — Sarsaly, Jasbirgaon, Mirik Basti, Dhar Gaon (Mechi), Nagrakata and Mirik Lake area. NDRF said at least 11 peopl

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