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Jajarkot Landslide Claims One Life, Three Missing Amidst Evacuations
🇳🇵 Nepal /Disasters & Emergencies

Jajarkot Landslide Claims One Life, Three Missing Amidst Evacuations

From OnlineKhabar English · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A landslide in Bheri Municipality-2, Risang, Jajarkot district, Nepal, resulted in one death and three missing individuals.
  • The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Kedar Karki, while three others, aged 54, 70, and 87, are missing.
  • Nine people were injured in the incident, with varying degrees of treatment required; additionally, 200 residents from the affected ward have been relocated due to landslide risks.

Tragedy struck the Jajarkot district in Nepal's Karnali region last night as a landslide in Bheri Municipality-2, Risang, claimed one life and left three people missing. The victim was identified as 52-year-old Kedar Karki of Risang.

Among those missing are Umasinh Khatri, 54, Bhim Bahadur Karki, 70, and Rati Khatri, 87, all residents of the same ward. The landslide also injured nine other individuals, who are receiving medical attention at various facilities, including Nepalgunj Nursing Hospital, Kohalpur Medical College, and local health centers. Three of the injured have already recovered and returned home.

52-year-old Kedar Karki of Risang died in the incident.

— Sudhir Kumar KhadkaPolice Inspector of the District Police Office, confirming the fatality.

In response to the ongoing threat of landslides in the area, authorities have taken precautionary measures. Approximately 200 people from the affected ward have been evacuated and temporarily housed in the Tribhuvan Basic School building. Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force, and the Nepali Army have been mobilized to the accident site to assist with rescue and relief efforts.

In view of the risk of landslides, 200 people from that ward have been transferred to the building of Tribhuvan Basic School.

— Sudhir Kumar KhadkaPolice Inspector, explaining the precautionary evacuation measures taken.
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