Uttarakhand landslide: 3 Nepalese victims identified

MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 5: Among the Nepalese who went missing in the landslide that occurred at Gaurikund of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand, India last Thursday, the identity of three have been disclosed. They are Tek Bahadur Kami, Prakash Kami and Devi Kami from Kalikot district.

Senior Superintendent of Nepal Police deputed at the Nepalese Embassy in Delhi, Uma Prasad Chaturvedi, informed that the identity of three Nepalese killed in the landslide at Gaurikunda was ascertained with the help of their relatives. The relatives were near the accident site, Chaturvedi shared with the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).

Hundreds of Nepalese have been working at Gaurikunda as labourers and small hotel owners. Coordination with the Indian side is intact to get further details on the landslide and casualties.

A total of 19 persons, including 13 Nepalese have been missing in the landslide at Gaurikunda of Rudraprayag triggered by the rainfall since Thursday night. Search for the missing ones is underway. 

The landslide also buried three hotels run by Nepalese, it is said. 

The search for the missing Nepalis is continued through the coordination of the Nepalese Embassy in New Delhi, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.