-An Earthquake around 6.8 magnitude toot places around Darjeeling making several damages, Landslide took place at Bijanbari and its adjacent areas.
-A house at Kainjalia is totally damaged and an area of around 1/2 kilometer has been damaged.
-Its said that few buildings collapsed at Gangtok.
-Several people rushed to hospitals for help.
-Few surroundings areas of Bijanabari were severely damaged
-Tremors felt in Delhi, NCR and many parts on north India;
-Reports of tremor also felt in Kolkata ,Patna
-Lots of property has been damaged in surrounding areas of Bijanbari
-Its been said that few buildings area Darjeeling town has been damaged.
-Building crack News in Mirik
-A huge area has been cracked around 5-6 kilometer downwards at Kainjalia a place nearby Bijanbari , several houses are at risk
-Landslides in dudhiya, way to kurseong roads. reports injury n 1 person dead…
-A house was completely swept by a huge rock which finally came to hault by hitting a wall of another house nearby making it crack at Giddha Pahad 4km from Kurseong.(submitted by-pradhanbibhusan@yahoo.ca)
-Few people killed in Gangtok and several injured
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Sandeep Khati
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Sandeep grew up in the Darjeeling hills and writes about the places, people, festivals and everyday news of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Mirik, Kurseong and Sikkim. Every story is checked with local sources and official notices before it goes live. Looking for verified government jobs in West Bengal, Sikkim and across India? He also runs India Job Alerts.
