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Darjeeling landslides: Toll hits 34, rescue operations continue

With the recovery of one more body on Sunday, the toll in the landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills rose to 34, while at least 10 more people remained on the missing-list and were feared dead, an official said

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Bystanders walk on a landslide affected roadway in the village of Gayabari some 23 kms from Siliguri on July 2, 2015, after landslides struck the eastern state of West Bengal. Pic/PTI

Bystanders walk on a landslide affected roadway in the village of Gayabari some 23 kms from Siliguri on July 2, 2015, after landslides struck the eastern state of West Bengal. Pic/PTI

Siliguri/Kolkata: With the recovery of one more body on Sunday, the toll in the landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills rose to 34, while at least 10 more people remained on the missing-list and were feared dead, an official said.

"The body of 45-year-old Ramesh Rai was recovered from 8 Mile area in Kalimpong," Darjeeling district magistrate Anurag Srivastava said.

Rescue operations in Darjeeling district, fresh landslideBystanders walk on a landslide affected roadway in the village of Gayabari some 23 kms from Siliguri on July 2, 2015, after landslides struck the eastern state of West Bengal. Pic/PTI

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