Bengal floods: Toll hits 36, five of the victims are from Nepal

SILIGURI: Eight bodies were recovered Monday arsenic flood waters started receding successful northbound Bengal, taking the toll successful 1 of the worst calamities successful the portion to 36. Many much are inactive missing.Till Sunday, 28 bodies were recovered successful northbound Bengal's hills and plains. Five of the victims were Nepalis.CM Banerjee, who arrived successful northbound Bengal Monday, announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the household of each deceased. "One subordinate of each of the families volition get occupation arsenic a peculiar location guard," she said aft visiting Jalpaiguri's Nagrakata.Four of the 8 bodies Monday were recovered successful Nagrakata. The different 4 were recovered successful Cooch Behar. The flood waters led to the illness of respective bridges. But Banerjee asserted nary had died successful immoderate span collapse.The devastation successful Mirik, the worst-hit and wherever the calamity claimed 13 lives, was a concern, the CM said. The nexus to Mirik, disrupted by the devastation of a cardinal span implicit Balason river, volition beryllium restored soon, she added.