Two killed and one injured in landslide in Kaski

Kathmandu: Two children have died in two separate incidents of landslides triggered by incessant rain in Kaski.

One person was injured in the incident. Ayusma Ranabhat (13 years old) died after being buried in a landslide last night in Chitepani Ghumti of Madi Rural Municipality-5. According to District Police Office Kaski Spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police Basant Kumar Sharma, in the same incident, Ayusma’s grandmother Lalmaya Banjara (70) was rescued by police. Granddaughter and grandmother were the only ones in the house when the incident happened.

Similarly, last night Anmol (3-year-old) son of Hari Sunar died when their two-room mud house collapsed due to a landslide in Arupata of Pokhara Metropolitan City-27. Hari’s wife Ritu (27)was injured in the incident. She is undergoing treatment at Gandaki Medical College. Hari and his daughter Anjali (9 years old) were rescued safely.

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