New Delhi, July 17 -- Incessant downpour has triggered multiple landslides in the hilly region of West Bengal's Darjeeling, killing at least two in the district, reports said on Thursday.

The landslides, which happened on Wednesday, were triggered by heavy rainfall along with gusty winds across several districts in North Bengal.

As per a report by The Telegraph, quoting sources from the IMD, the rainfall was recorded at 72mm in Darjeeling, 64mm in Siliguri and 63mm in Malda in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning.

At least two people in separate incidents lost their lives in the Darjeeling landslides.

A six-year-old girl was buried alive when a huge rock fell on her due to a landslide in Darjeeling's Lower Gok area on Wednesday, a repo...