According to the Report, this was reported by the PTI agency.

"The total death toll at the moment is 23 people," a representative of the National Disaster Response Center told the agency. According to him, there are children among the dead.

According to local authorities, the rains triggered one of the strongest landslides in the last decade in the region. Due to the rampant disaster, many settlements were affected, and key highways were blocked. Rescue services are working at the emergency site. Several people were rescued from the rubble.

Authorities do not rule out that tourists may be among the victims in Darjeeling. Thousands of tourists from the capital of Kolkata and other cities of India come to this tourist center for the Durga Puja festival. Rescuers are taking measures to safely evacuate tourists from the affected areas.

Meteorologists warn of a high probability of further landslides and floods in the mountainous regions of West Bengal in the coming days. Authorities recommend that residents and tourists refrain from traveling to disaster-affected areas and take precautions.