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Tuesday alert
Scattered to very heavy rain in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts and adjoining areas of Bihar and Sikkim in the next 24 hours
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| The two elephants out for flood rescue in Jalpaiguri. Picture by Biplab Basak |
Rain water level
Rain from 8.30pm on Sunday to 8.30am on Tuesday (in mm)
• Siliguri 240mm
• Jalpaiguri town 50mm
• Cooch Behar 41.4mm
• Nagrakata 110mm
• Neora in Dooars 210mm
• Bagdogra 130mm
Modes of rescue
• Two elephants in Khairkata in Nagrakata block
• Speedboats: Three in Siliguri, three in Jalpaiguri Sadar
• Inflatable boats: Two each in Rajganj and Mainaguri
Rivers flowing above danger mark
• Teesta, Dharala, Reti, Sukriti
Severe waterlogging
• In Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri, Mainaguri, Khairkata, Manabari, Turibari, Milan More, outskirts of Siliguri, Fulbari, Dantala
