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3 die in landslide in Darjeeling Hills

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Press Trust of India Darjeeling (WB)
Three members of a family were killed at Fincheytaar in Darjeeling Hills when landslide struck their home due to persistent rains last night.

Man Kumar Limbu (25), Pengkit Limbu (23) and their 7-year-old child Anish Limbu were sleeping when boulders rolled over their hutment during heavy rains.

The hutment, falling in Lodhoma Gram Panchayat 2 on a steep hilly slope, is above Nippon Micro Hydro Project near Basbotay on the way to Mishima.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

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First Published: Jul 20 2016 | 5:48 PM IST

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