DOLAKHA, Aug 14: Three persons died and four others went missing in different places of Dolakha district due to landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall in the past one week.
A person and his son were swept away by a stream at Rakham of Bigu Rural Municipality in the district Sunday afternoon. They have been identified as Nima Dorje Sherpa, 35, and his 12-year-old son Pasang, according to Ward Chairman Dal Bahadur Shrestha.
2 killed, 5 missing in Dolakha landslide
Although the search for the missing one is currently underway, they have not been found yet.
Deputy Superintendent of Police at District Police Office, Dolakha, Dipak Khadka, informed that the search efforts are affected due to incessant rainfall.
Last Tuesday, Tirish Tamang from Orang of Bigu Rural Municipality-2 was buried in landslide, while on Thursday, a landslide that occurred at Marbu Topatar of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality-7 claimed the lives of 50-year-old Devi Maya Magar and her one and half year old son Prince Thami. Two others went missing in the landslide. They have been identified as Krishna Magar, 60, and Harila Shrestha,49.
