The rain started in Darjeeling on Sunday afternoon. It's late at night in Dargaon near Solari. A house collapsed. Four to five houses in the upper-dumphia area of Dumfeda collapsed and washed away in the Dudhia river. There were a lot of homes in Darjeeling. They suffered extensive damage.
According to the West Bengal Meteorological Department, 261 millimeters of rain fell in Darjeeling on Sunday for 12 hours. Locals said that there has been no rain in the district in the last few years. The last time it rained heavily in 1989.
Mirik, Sukhiapokhari, Solarani, Upper Dudhia, Jasbirgaon and Nagrakota were affected by the heavy rain. The damage was highest in Mirik and Sukhiapokhari. Of the 28 people killed in the hills, eleven were Mirik, the rest in Sukhiapokhari and other areas.
The bridge collapsed in several places due to the hill collapse and many roads were damaged. Road communication with the neighbouring district Siliguri and neighbouring Sikkim's Kalimpong has been cut off due to the collapse of several bridges. Mirik, the worst-hit area of the Dudhia River, has been cut off due to the collapse of the bridge. Police have stopped traffic on several roads and highways in Darjeerling as it was unfit for movement due to the collapse. There are also some connecting roads.
Indian President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed their deepest condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the collapse. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is ready to provide all possible assistance and assistance to the West Bengal State Government to rescue the victims, resettle the victims and bring back the stranded tourists.
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