Kaski landslide death toll reaches 32

Seven still missing

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POKHARA, August 1: With recovery of two more bodies from Lumle VDC of Kaski district on Friday, the death toll from Thursday's landslide has reached 32. Seven persons are still missing, according to the police.

Landslides triggered by incessant rainfall have affected three VDCs of Kaski -- Lumle, Bhadaure Tamagi and Dhikur Pokhari. The landslide debris which had obstructed the Pokhara-Baglung Highway since Wednesday night has been cleared Friday afternoon.

The two deceased recovered on Friday have been identified as Siyodhari Devkota, 81 and five-month-old Anjali Sherpa from Lumle VDC-6, informed DSP Kedar Rajaure at the District Police Office (DPO), Kaski.

"Bodies of Devkota and Sherpa were buried under the landslide," said DSP Rajaure.

According to DPO Kaski, the number of deceased in Lumle VDC-6 alone has reached 25. Likewise, five persons in Bhadaure Tamagi VDC and two in Dhikur Pokhari VDC were killed in the landslide.

Four persons from Bhadaure Tamagi VDC and three persons from Lumle VDC are the seven persons missing in the landslide