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IN PHOTOS: Tourists stranded as heavy rains, landslides ravage Darjeeling

Updated On: 05 October, 2025 10:50 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A post-Durga Puja holiday turned into a nightmare for hundreds of tourists in the Darjeeling hills as incessant rainfall triggered multiple landslides on Sunday, sweeping away homes, blocking highways, and leaving scores stranded across the hill district. Pics/PTI

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At least 20 people, including several children, have died and many others injured in landslides across Mirik, Darjeeling and adjoining areas, officials said. Pics/PTI
At least 20 people, including several children, have died and many others injured in landslides across Mirik, Darjeeling and adjoining areas, officials said. Pics/PTI
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The picturesque Darjeeling, often referred to as the Queen of the Hills and known for its tea, timber and tourism industries, has been brought to its knees by the sheer force of nature

The picturesque Darjeeling, often referred to as the Queen of the Hills and known for its tea, timber and tourism industries, has been brought to its knees by the sheer force of nature

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Once echoing with the chatter of holidaymakers and the whistle of the toy train, the hill town on Sunday resembled a zone of despair, roads buried under mud, bridges snapped, and frightened families huddled inside hotels and homes, waiting for help

Once echoing with the chatter of holidaymakers and the whistle of the toy train, the hill town on Sunday resembled a zone of despair, roads buried under mud, bridges snapped, and frightened families huddled inside hotels and homes, waiting for help

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Major highways like NH 55 and NH 10 remain blocked, paralysing transport to and from Siliguri and cutting off several remote hamlets

Major highways like NH 55 and NH 10 remain blocked, paralysing transport to and from Siliguri and cutting off several remote hamlets

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As the situation worsened, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a high-level meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna, opened a 24x7 control room, and said she was personally monitoring the developments

As the situation worsened, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a high-level meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna, opened a 24x7 control room, and said she was personally monitoring the developments

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"I am deeply worried and concerned that several areas in both North Bengal and South Bengal have been flooded due to sudden huge rains within a few hours last night as well as due to rush of excessive river waters in our State from outside," Banerjee posted on X

"I am deeply worried and concerned that several areas in both North Bengal and South Bengal have been flooded due to sudden huge rains within a few hours last night as well as due to rush of excessive river waters in our State from outside," Banerjee posted on X

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