Nine killed, including seven children, after landslide sweeps away houses in Nepal

At least nine people, including seven children, were killed after a landslide swept away two houses in remote Jajarkot district in western Nepal on Sunday.

world Updated: Aug 05, 2018 21:07 IST
A man in Thati Bazaar was rescued while his wife and three daughters were killed when their house was swept away, officials said.(AFP/Picture for representation)

At least nine people, including seven children, were killed after a landslide swept away two houses in remote Jajarkot district in western Nepal on Sunday.

A man in Thati Bazaar was rescued while his wife and three daughters were killed when their house was swept away, officials said.

Three other people in another house were also swept away by the landslide in Nalgad municipality.

First Published: Aug 05, 2018 21:07 IST