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In a statement, the chief minister has announced that a compensation of Rs 2,00,000 will be granted to each of the families of the persons killed in the flash flood. �� Jalpaiguri Flash Flood: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Announces Financial Aid to Kin of Dead, Injured.
Eight persons died during a flash flood that hit the Mal River at Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Wednesday evening District Magistrate Moumita Godara Basu said.
In West Bengal on Wednesday, atleast eight people died and several were feared missing after flash floods hit Mal River in Jalpaiguri during Goddess Durga idol Visarjan (immersion).
The unfortunate incident took place at around 8:30 pm on Wednesday when a crowd of people gathered on the banks of the river to participate in the idol immersion.
The incident took place around 8.30 pm on Wednesday when hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the Mal river to participate in the immersion ceremony on Vijayadashami.