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Tourist buried by landslide

The mishap took place near Chumanuwri Rural Municipality-3, where 54-year-old Katerina Raskova from the Czech Republic was buried, her trekking guide Ramesh Bhatta informed.
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GORKHA, Oct 31: A foreign tourist was crushed to death by landslide debris in the Manaslu region on Friday afternoon. The mishap took place near Chumanuwri Rural Municipality-3, where 54-year-old Katerina Raskova from the Czech Republic was buried, her trekking guide Ramesh Bhatta informed.



The incident reportedly took place at around 2:00 pm on a cliff a little above the Nyak peak. “She was buried by a rock that fell from the cliff. Only her head is visible,” he said, “Her husband and I are safe.”


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He said that there was a large group of tourists at the time that the landslide took place. Assistant Chief District Officer Chitrangad Baral shared that police have been sent to the site for rescue.


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