Four die in rain-induced disaster in Baglung

BALEWA, July 28: Four persons died in the rain-induced disasters at various places of Baglung district.

A landslide occurred at Tamankhola Rural Municipality-2 last night killed two teenagers.

As the house belonging to Pal Bahadur BK crumbled with a landslide, it killed Khima Bahadur BK, 13, and Rita BK, 12. Police informed that the landslide occurred during the night also injured the mother of the teenagers, Hom Kumari BK.

Efforts are underway to take her to the hospital for treatment. Pal Bahadur is however abroad on employment, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rajendra Regmi.

Similarly, a house has been buried in landslide occurred at Nishikhola-1. It killed a five-year-old boy. Even a dead body of a person of around 60 years was found on a stream at Nishikhola.

The identity of the lifeless body is yet to be ascertained.