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  • Nepal landslide kills 14, 10 lacking: Report

    A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at the least 14 individuals and injured seven in western Nepal, officers stated on Saturday, as rescue staff searched the catastrophe web site to attempt to discover a additional 10 lacking individuals.

    Rescuers had pulled the lifeless and injured from the silt- coated wreckage of 5 homes buried below mud in Achham district, about 450 km (281 miles) west of the capital metropolis of Kathmandu, stated Dan Bahadur Karki, a police spokesperson.

    Local media footage confirmed rescuers clearing slush with their fingers in a determined seek for the lacking individuals who have been believed trapped. Officials stated the injured had been rushed to a close-by hospital.

    Flash floods and landslides happen ceaselessly within the mountainous terrain of Nepal, particularly throughout annual monsoon rains between June and September.

    At least 48 individuals have been killed and 12 are lacking throughout the nation in flash floods and landslides to date this yr, in response to official knowledge.

  • 13 lifeless, 10 lacking as landslide hits Nepal’s Achham, search operation on

    As many as 13 individuals misplaced their lives, whereas 10 are lacking in a landslide in Nepal’s Achham District.

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    At least 13 individuals died and 10 are lacking from a number of elements of Achham District in Far West Nepal on account of landslide. At least 10 individuals have been rescued until now.

    According to Deputy Chief District Officer Dipesh Rijal, “At least 13 dead, 10 missing and 10 rescued from various parts of Achham District in Far West Nepal, due to landslides.”

    In wake of the calamity, Nepal Home Minister has ordered to deploy helicopters for search and rescue operation within the space.

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