Two feet between life & death - The hill slide.... What happened on Tuesday night and its magnitude

MAGNITUDE 

Innumerable slides occurred across the Darjeeling hills, the major ones in Tingling, near Mirik, and three other locations in Mirik town. At 7th Mile in Kalimpong, Swetijhora on NH10 and a 20-metre stretch on the Damdim- Algara Road, slides have killed people and demolished homes 

WORST-HIT 

The highest number of deaths have been reported from Tingling where at least eight houses were swept away and 12 bodies were found. Seven are untraceable

ROADS

The landslide in Bichgaon in Mirik’s Tingling, which was the worst hit. Picture by Suman Tamang

Rohini Road and Pankhabari Road between Darjeeling and Siliguri are open. Although a bridge has been washed away at Raptikhola, Mirik Road can be accessed by a detour. NH55 is blocked since landslips in 2010. NH10, which leads to Kalimpong and Sikkim, is blocked, as is the Damdim-Lava Road, which is the alternative to NH10

TOLL

So far, 30 bodies have been found. But many are missing so the toll could rise

TOURISTS

No reports of tourists being stuck in Sikkim or Darjeeling. This is not the season