Child killed, three missing in Dolakha landslide

DOLAKHA, August 4: A child died and three others were missing in a landslide in Dolakha district on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as 15 months old grandson of Yagya Bahadur Thami of Topatar in Gaurishankar Rural Municipality-7.

Chief District Officer Kamal Prasad Dhamala said the rain-triggered landslide that occurred at Gaurishankar Rural Municipality-8 wreaked havoc at Gaurishankar Rural Municipality-7.

Hari Lal Shrestha, Krishna Bahadur Magar and his wife, all from Gaurishankar-7, are missing in the landslide.  

Similarly, three persons sustained injuries in the incident. A helicopter has been sent to the incident site to carry out a search for the missing. 

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