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Two women killed in Rolpa landslide

From Kathmandu Post · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Two women were killed and one man injured when a landslide struck them while grazing livestock in Rolpa district, Nepal.
  • The victims, identified as Asauji Gharti Magar and Amara Gharti Magar, died at the scene in Sunchhahari Rural Municipality.
  • Police and local residents recovered the bodies, and search efforts continue for missing livestock buried in the incident.

A sudden landslide in Rolpa district, Nepal, claimed the lives of two women and injured a man as they were tending to livestock. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Dhawang Lek, Sunchhahari Rural Municipality-1.

The victims, identified as 51-year-old Asauji Gharti Magar and 36-year-old Amara Gharti Magar, were local residents. They sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. A 60-year-old man, Kule Gharti Magar, also caught in the landslide, suffered injuries to various parts of his body. He is reported to be in moderate condition and is receiving treatment at the Seram Health Post.

Police, with the assistance of local residents, managed to recover the bodies of the deceased later that evening. The landslide also buried four goats and two cows. While the recovered animals have been accounted for, search and rescue operations are ongoing for any other missing livestock.

He sustained injuries to various parts of his body and is in a moderate condition.

— Panch Kumar BakhuPanch Kumar Bakhu, chief of the District Police Office, Rolpa, provided an update on the condition of the injured man.
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