Torrential rains wreaked havoc on the entire eastern Himalayan region on Sunday, triggering one of the worst landslides in a decade in the Darjeeling area, and leaving dozens dead and hundreds of tourists stranded across northern West Bengal, Nepal, and Bhutan.

As details come in from the disaster-hit region, we take a look at the major updates:

As per the National Defence Response Force (NDRF), a total of 18 have been killed in Darjeeling, with 11 of those in Mirik, the worst-hit area.

Meanwhile at least five bodies have been recovered from landslide debris during a separate rescue operation in Nagrakata, in the nearby Jalpaiguri district.

Casualties, however, are expected to increase: on Sunday, North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha said that the toll was "likely to go up".

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