Siliguri, Oct. 6 -- More than 40 villagers displaced by a devastating landslide in Darjeeling have taken shelter at a relief camp organised at a community hall in Mirik, officials said on Monday.

Rajan Chhetri, one of the affected villagers, shared the harrowing experience of losing family members and his home.

"Everything has been destroyed in my house... We were 18 people, four people lost their lives in the incident... We told the BDO (Block Development Office) to make a drain... He did not do anything... I will have to make a house... How will I take the loan?" he said.

Another villager, Manoj Rai, appealed to the government for assistance in rebuilding his home.

"There is a pile of mud and stones in my house... I request the gove...