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Two workers killed in landslide at Super Seti hydropower project

From Kathmandu Post · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A landslide hit a road construction site at the under-construction Super Seti Hydropower Project in Kaski district, killing two workers.
  • Police identified the victims as Ayush Rai, 26, and Kisan Rai, 27; another worker suffered a knee injury and remained in normal condition.

Two workers died after a landslide struck a road construction site at Nepal’s under-construction Super Seti Hydropower Project in Kaski district.

The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. Saturday while workers were digging a road in Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality-1. Local residents rescued the injured workers and took them to Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara.

Police identified the victims as 26-year-old Ayush Rai of Pakhribas Municipality-8 in Dhankuta and 27-year-old Kisan Rai of Kepilasgadhi Rural Municipality-1 in Khotang. Both died while receiving treatment at the hospital.

Another worker, 32-year-old Bhakta Bahadur Magar of Ilam, suffered a knee injury. His condition was reported as normal.

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