One person killed and two others injured in landslide in Okhaldhunga

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RSS June 26, 2024
One person killed and two others injured in landslide in Okhaldhunga File Photo

Okhaldhunga, June 26: One person was killed and two others were injured in a landslide that took place in Okhaldhunga early this morning.

Police Inspector Bijay Karki of the District Police Office said that Devkumari Khatri,35, died when a landslide destroyed her house in Thumki of Chisankhugadhi Rural Municipality-5. Devakumari's husband Baburam Khatri, 39, and daughter Menuka, 18, were seriously injured in the incident.

They were rescued with the help of a police team deployed from Serna Police Post and the locals. They have been taken to the nearby hospital for treatment.

A house and a shed were buried by the landslide.

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