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Massive landslide kills at least five people in Siliguri
Siliguri
(West Bengal): At least five people were killed in
West Bengal ’s Siliguri district in a massive landslide,
which was triggered by incessant overnight rains, officials
said on Sunday. “Last night, it rained heavily in Kerseong
sub-division and due to this there were heavy landslides
and five people have even lost their lives,” said Dibendu
Das, Sub-Divisional Officer of Kurseong. The landslide
also blocked the National Highway No.55 leading to Darjeeling
, as huge boulders rolled down the hill slopes, cutting
off the road and a rail track of the Darjeeling Himalayan
Railways, a world heritage site. “This big rock which
you are seeing has blocked the road and the rail route,”
said Madan Chettri, a resident of neighbouring Pagla Jhora
village. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has begun rescue
work and has deployed heavy machinery and bulldozers to
clear off the derbies. According to officials, normalcy
is expected to be restored after 10 days.
-August
16, 2009
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