Search on for seven people missing in landslide at Jugal

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 30: Seven people are still missing in a landslide that occurred Saturday at Tegagaun, Jugal Rural Municipality-3 in Sindhupalchowk district.

The chairman of Ward 3 of the rural municipality, Laxman Lama Dong, said the seven, who had left for their village from Tembathang on Friday, are out of contact. 

According to him, the landslide has completely destroyed the houses of Mingmar Rinjeb Sherpa, Lhakpa Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa at Tegagaun. Together with them, locals Sangmo Sherpa, Dhendu Sherpa, Sadalo Sherpa and Dhoma Sherpa have gone missing.

The ward chair quoted the locals as saying that the landslide has occurred close to Tembathang and Tega as well.

Chief District Officer Kiran Thapa has carried out an aerial inspection of the disaster-hit areas. The Sindhupalchowk Chamber of Commerce and Industry has provided food stuff to the landslide-affected families at Tega.

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