April 26, 2015
WB CM visits earthquake-affected areas in north Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee today reached north Bengal to take stock of the damage caused by the earthquake that hit parts of India and Nepal yesterday.
After arriving at Bagdogra airport, Ms Banerjee said, “There has been a lot of damage. 55 people are hospitalised in Siliguri. We have sent a rescue team to Nepal already.”
Earlier in the day she tweeted that 31 people out of 336 tourists from Bengal, who were stranded in Nepal, have been rescued. They were being flown back to India.
WB CM met the family of Rupban Khatun, aged 45, a victim of the earthquake. She also visited people in hospital who are suffering from earthquake injuries and trauma.
The government has launched a toll-free helpline number for the control room: 1070.
WB CM has been constantly sharing information regarding the rescue operations through her Twitter channel:
Disaster mgmt teams left #Kolkata last night for affected areas in north #Bengal. Supplies rushed. I just reached pic.twitter.com/eS6aFtV8TV
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) April 26, 2015
Just met family members of Rupban Khatun, aged 45, a victim of the #Earthquake in Naxalbari, Darjeeling district pic.twitter.com/Vm45yiHUuB — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) April 26, 2015
Today I visited a hospital in Siliguri to meet people with #earthquake injuries amd trauma pic.twitter.com/pqUYV072oT
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) April 26, 2015
Our Government is taking total care and will provide all support. I wish all a speedy recovery #earthquake pic.twitter.com/KkIp1HJqoy
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) April 26, 2015
