Massive landslide in Darjeeling kills 3 of family
The deceased have been identified as Man Kumar Limbu (35), his wife Pengkit Limbu (23) and their son 7-year-old Anish Limbu.
Three persons were killed in a major landslide in Darjeeling today morning. All three persons belong to the same family and were crushed to death when their house collapsed in Lodhma area, 70 kilometers from Darjeeling town.
The deceased have been identified as Man Kumar Limbu (35), his wife Pengkit Limbu (23) and their son 7-year-old Anish Limbu.
Following the incident, disaster management teams rushed to the spot to clear the debris and shifted locals in the area to a relief centre at a safer location.
North Bengal has been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past few days. It has triggered landslides in various areas, and large parts of National Highway-10 connecting Siliguri with Gangtok have been cut off.
Landslides have also crippled movement on the Siliguri-Kalimpong road due to which road link to Sikkim via Kalimpong is shut. The Darjeeling district administration is working on a war footing to repair the road.