Landslide claims two lives in Gulmi

Kathmandu - Two persons were buried and one more is injured in a landslide occurred on Monday night at Ratchaur village of Hastichaur in Isma Rural Municipality-2, Gulmi. Their bodies were recovered this morning.

A joint team of Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel recovered the bodies of Prem Bahadur Kumal, 39, and Safal Kumar, 5, according to Deputy Superintendent of Armed Police Force Ashok Kumar Lamsal said.

They were buried in a massive landslide while walking on the road. The area had witnessed torrential rainfall on Monday afternoon, resulting in landslides.