Deadly Floods and Landslides Kill 18 in India’s Darjeeling, Death Toll in Nepal Rises to 50

Floods and landslides unleashed by unrelenting rain in India’s eastern hill region of Darjeeling has killed at least eighteen people, after washing away homes, roads and bridges.

Authorities confirmed that the death toll in neighbouring Nepal has risen to fifty, with several people still missing. Meanwhile, local government officials in India’s state of West Bengal, said relief and restoration is underway, warning that the death toll was likely to rise as details flowed in from remote areas.