DARJEELING (WB), Oct 6: The toll in the devastating landslides in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district rose to 24, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation on Monday with several people still missing and thousands of tourists stranded in cut-off hill pockets, officials said. North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha said the toll rose with the recovery of one more body late Sunday night. “The situation remains extremely challenging. Several people are still missing, and the toll is likely to go up. Continuous rainfall is hampering the rescue operations,” he told PTI. The landslides, triggered by over 300 mm of rain in just 12 hours, have ravaged the Darjeeling hills and the Dooars region at the foothills, officials said. Among the worst-affected areas are M

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