India, Oct. 5 -- At least four people are feared dead and several others injured after heavy rains triggered landslides at multiple places in West Bengal's Darjeeling and Kalimpong, and neighbouring Sikkim since Saturday night, people aware of the developments said.

Rescue and relief operations are underway. "Death toll is yet to be ascertained as fresh reports are pouring in," superintendent of police of Darjeeling district in north Bengal Praween Prakash said.

Local residents of Mirik said that a landslide at Dara Gaon near Soureni hit a house, killing four people who were sleeping. "Landslides hit several houses at Dara Gaon between 2 am and 3 am on Sunday in which four persons were killed. They had gone to Dara Gaon from Salbari nea...