Jajarkot/Bajhang: Three members of a family were killed in a landslide at Majhgaun of Nalgad Municipality-2 in Jajarkot this morning.
The deceased have been identified as Lal Bahadur Pariyar, 42, Manisa Pariyar, 34, and their two-year-old son Shivam Pariyar of Nalgad-2. The mayor of Nalgad municipality, Dambar Rawat, said they were staying in a temporary shelter constructed for the earthquake victims.
A police team led by Area Police Office Dalli Police Inspector Madhav Prasad Chaudhary reached the spot, said Mayor Rawat.
The incident site is near Dalli, the administrative center of Nalgad Municipality.
Similarly, in Bajhang district, four people were killed in a landslide that occurred at Tumeda village in Bungal Municipality-10.
The deceased have been identified as Kali Dhami, Golki Dhami, Akriti Dhami, and Laxmi Dhami of Tumeda, Bungal-10, said Assistant Chief District Officer Satya Kumari Joshi.
He informed four people were killed when a landslide buried their house last night. “There are reports that four people have died and six have been rescued. We are going to the affected areas with relief materials,” he said.
The bodies buried in the landslide were retrieved in the morning with the help of a team of locals and police.
Six others buried in the landslide have been rescued alive. Bir Bahadur Dhami, Ujjal Dhami, Roshan Dhami, Kamala Dhami, AmbaDutta Joshi, and Shanti Dhami have been rescued alive, police informed.
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