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Landslide
blocks highway in West Bengal Siliguri:
Landslide following heavy rains snapped road links to the hills of West Bengal
and Sikkim on Wednesday. Landslides occurred in Siliguri district when stretches
along the National Highway -31A between Doars and Kalimpong regions caved in under
torrential rain. The highway also links Siliguri with Sikkim . "Due to rains landslide
it became difficult for vehicles and for people to cross as the road got blocked.
This happened during night and since morning all the vehicles are stranded," said
Sheetal Thapa, a resident. No loss of life or property has been reported. "There
has been no damage to any vehicle or person. Only the traffic got disrupted,"
said Sameer Banerjee, a police official. Police and the people along with Border
Roads Organisation (BRO) workers were trying to remove the debris. -June
18, 2009 Go
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