Heavy rainfall triggers landslides in Sikkim, Darjeeling; tourists stranded

Heavy rain continued to batter Darjeeling and Sikkim, triggering landslides at multiple places on Wednesday.

Normal life was thrown out of gear in Sikkim on Wednesday as torrential rain caused landslides at several places, blocking National Highway-10 and snapping the arterial road link with neighbouring West Bengal.

Parts of Darjeeling, Sikkim and Jalpaiguri were badly affected due to continuous rains. Several important roads leading to Sikkim and Darjeeling are closed due to landslides.