Heavy monsoon in east hits quake relief operations

SIKKIM BATTERED

Meanwhile, the continued heavy rain is feared to add the agony of those suffering from the damaging impact of the very strong earthquake that jolted Sikkim on Sunday evening as well as hamper relief operations in the striken area.

A special forecast for the east and north-east said that the analysis of meteorological conditions and inputs from satellite and numerical weather models suggest rainfall to continue at many places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya and Gangetic West Bengal.

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall would also occur at isolated places mainly over sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar on Tuesday.