Overview
- The IMD issued a red alert for Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar with warnings of extremely heavy rain and landslides.
- The GTA suspended all parks and adventure activities, and a local order banned trekking and tourist movement to Sandakphu with visitors told to descend to safer areas.
- The temporary Hume pipe bridge at Dudhia over the Balasun was closed due to rising water, and NH-10 was briefly blocked by debris at 29th Mile before reopening.
- The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway suspended long-distance services including the Siliguri–Darjeeling route, while the Darjeeling–Ghoom joy ride continued to operate.
- Disaster officials reported evacuations from vulnerable localities and rising Teesta and Rangeet levels, with only minor landslides and a fallen tree damaging Liza Hill Primary School reported so far.