As Darjeeling and its surrounding areas reel from devastation triggered by torrential rainfall, landslides, and flash floods, family members of Jadavpur University (JU) student Himadri Purkait have been left on edge, with the student being unresponsive on his phone since Saturday night.

According to a report by Indian Express , Purkait, a third-year Sociology student at the Kolkata-based university, left for Darjeeling on 22 September, arriving at the popular tourist spot four days later.

While the few days since him reaching Darjeeling passed normally, Purkait became unavailable on the phone after heavy showers battered the region over the weekend. Also Read | Rhinos have drowned, roads are now rivers: Rain fury ravages Darjeeling hills

"We used to talk every day, but since

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