Three of a family killed in Okhaldhunga landslide

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By Republica

OKHALDHUNGA, June 23: Three members of a family died after a landslide buried their house following a heavy rainfall in Okhaldhunga district last night. 

Rana Bahadur Gurung, 36, his 29-year-old spouse Shiva Maya and 18-month-old daughter Kritika died after the house collapsed as a result of the landslide in Champadevi Rural Municipality-8, Bilandu.

 Police Inspector Devendra Das confirmed that a 10-year-old Dinesh Gurung, son of Rana Bahadur, is missing in the landslide. The landslide also collapsed the houses of local Bal Bahadur Gurung and Jar Sigh Gurung.

(RSS)