The collapsed Dudhia Iron Bridge over the Balason River after torrential rains in Darjeeling, India, October 5, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
(Reuters) -Floods and landslides unleashed by unrelenting rain in India's eastern hill region of Darjeeling killed at least 18 people, after washing away homes, roads and bridges, authorities said, while the death toll in neighbouring Nepal rose to 50.
Several people were still missing on Monday, as relief and restoration work got underway, said local government officials in India's state of West Bengal, warning that the death toll was likely to rise as details flowed in from remote areas.
