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Woman dies as cracked house collapses

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DHULIKHEL, May 6: A woman died when her house cracked by the devastating earthquake occurred on April 25, collapsed Wednesday morning following a minor tremor.

The deceased has been identified as Sanumaya Tamang, 52, of Kharpachowk VDC-4 in Kavre.


Tamang, who was sleeping in the house when the house collapsed, died after she got buried in the debris. The aftershock took place at 4:40 this morning demolished the cracked house, according to the District Police Office, Kavre.

Most of the houses in rural areas in the district have suffered complete damage and some others have developed cracks due to the earthquake.

Police have urged one and all not to live inside the cracked houses as it can be damaged easily even by small scale aftershock. RSS



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