The deceased have been identified as Makarmaya Rai, 84, and her daughter Dilmaya Rai, 48, of Mahabharat VDC Ward No. 2.[break]
The incident took place at 4:00 am this morning after the clay mound buried them while they were sleeping.
Both of them died on the spot in the incident, said police.The incident site is around 50 kilometers far in south from the Dhankuta district headquarters.
The bodies will be brought to the District Hospital for postmortem once the police team under the leadership of Sub-Inspector Tirtha Babu Magar from Bhedetar reached the site, according to the District Police Office, Dhankuta.
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