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Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides killing 18 in India’s Darjeeling

Cs news4 months ago03 mins

(Reuters) -Floods and landslides unleashed by unrelenting rain in India’s eastern hill region of Darjeeling killed at least 18 people, after washing away homes, roads and bridges, authorities said, while the death toll in neighbouring Nepal rose to 50. Several people were still missing on Monday, as relief and restoration work got underway, said local…

Rescuers in India search for missing after landslides kill 24 in Darjeeling region

Cs news4 months ago02 mins

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers were scouring India’s northeastern tea-growing hill district of Darjeeling on Monday for missing people a day after landslides triggered by heavy downpours killed at least 24, officials said. Teams of Indian army and disaster force rescuers were searching for the missing who are feared trapped under mounds of debris, said…