8 killed, 1 missing following landslide in Nepal

Press Trust of India  |  Kathmandu 

Eight people were killed and one was missing after a landslide, triggered by incessant rains, in central Nepal's district, police said today.

According to the police, the landslide occurred at Timure of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality around 1 am and swept away two houses.

Twelve people were injured in the landslide, they said, adding that search and rescue works were underway with the help of the police and locals.

In another incident, one person died while four others suffered injuries in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in district in western yesterday.

Earlier on Monday, three people were killed in a landslide in district in western

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First Published: Thu, July 26 2018. 22:25 IST