Adverse weather conditions across India have caused widespread disruption, with landslides and heavy rainfall killing dozens in North Bengal, snowfall and landslides shutting major highways in Jammu and Kashmir, and torrential rain triggering flooding in parts of Tamil Nadu.

Heavy rainfall and landslides in North Bengal’s hills, Terai, and Dooars regions have claimed 36 lives, according to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and district administrations in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the flood-affected Jalpaiguri on Monday. During her visit, she appealed to people not to lose courage and to exercise restraint and caution.

“My sincere appeal: many people have suffered severely in this disaster. We deeply feel their pain. In this di

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