On Sundays, torrential rains throughout the East Himalayan region were caused by one of the worst landslides in the Darjeeling area and left tens of dead and hundreds of tourists stuck through the northwestern Bengal, Nepal and Bhutan.
Since the details come from the area affected by the disaster, we will look at the main updates:
How many were killed in Bengal?
At least 23 people, including children, were reported that they were killed only on Sunday evening in West Bengal.
According to the power of the National Defense (NDRF), a total of 18 was killed in Darjeeling, while 11 of those in Mirik, the worst area.
Meanwhile, at least five bodies were obtained during a separate rescue operation in Nagrakata in the nearby Jalpaiguri district.
However, the victims are expected to increase: on Sunday, the Minister of Development North Bengal Udayan Guha said the toll “is likely to rise”.
How many people were killed in Nepal?
Since Friday, at least 47 people in Nepal have come due to lightning floods and landslides caused by a continuous downpour.
Of these 35 people, the ILAM district was killed in separate incidents of landslides in the Indian district of Ilam, while nine was washed away and three slaughtered by lightning strikes.
What is the extent of damage?
With more than 300 mm collisions affected by the Sub-Himalayan Bengal in less than 12 hours, the whole areas were reserved, while the houses were flattened after the landslide.
“Two iron bridges gathered, several roads were damaged and flooded, huge land in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar were flooded. There were reports of concern and loss, especially in Mirik, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Matigar,” Mamata, “”, “,”. details.
How did the authorities react?
In addition to mobilizing the reaction forces to emergency situations, the authorities have announced several measures that would deal with the disaster.
In West Bengal, the main Minister Mamata Banerjee organized a high level of meeting on Sunday and announced the establishment of 24x and the checkpoints.
She also announced compensation for the victims and is designed to visit the North Bengal on Monday, October 6 to assess the situation, because MP Darjeeling and BJP Raja Bista demanded that the clusters of rain -launched to declare “disaster at the state”.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences of loss of life and stated that the situation in the east of the country was carefully monitored.
President Droucadi Murmo also expressed his condolences and prayed for the success of the auxiliary and rescue operations in areas affected by disasters.
MALLIKARJUN KHARGE and Rahul Gandhi also expressed grief over the loss and urged the center to provide help with the areas affected by disasters.
What is the state of rescue operations?
On Sunday night, more than 160 people from Bengal evacuated the GDR, while a total of 105 people were evacuated by boat and another 55 using zip lines in the Jalpaiguri district.
Temporary embossed camps were also established in coordination with the district administration and non -governmental organizations and families from the areas affected by floods and landslides move to safer places.
What routes remain blocked?
Although relief and rescue operations continue, the key routes remain blocked, including the road connecting Bengal and Sikkim and the one that connects Darjeeling and Siliguri.
What is the current outlook?
In the current state, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) released the Red Alert for the Sub-Himalayan Region of the West Bengal, namely the districts of Coch Behar and Jalpaiguri, while Orange alerts were issued for Darjeeling.
IMD, in particular, warned against more landslides and road blockages due to saturated soil conditions.
Formerly on Sunday, the flood warnings were issued for the Northwest Bengal region after a failure of the dam of the Bhutan dam Bhutan.
Numbers of help help
Nabanna Disaster Management Control Room: + 91 33 2214 3526; +91 33 2253 5185
Number of free numbers: + 91 86979 81070
(Tagstotranslate) President Drougal Murmu
