Search on for seven people missing in landslide at Jugal

Kathmandu: Seven people are still missing in a landslide that occurred at Tegagaun, Jugal rural municipality-3 in Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday.

The rural municipality-3 ward chairperson Laxman Lama Dong said the seven, who left for their village from Tembathang on Friday, are out of contact. According to him, the landslide has destroyed the houses of Mingmar Rinjeb Sherpa, Lhakpa Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa at Tegagaun. Together with them, locals Sangmo Sherpa, Dhendu Sherpa, Sadalo Sherpa and Dhoma Sherpa have gone missing.

The ward chairperson quoted the locals as saying that a landslide occurred close to Tembathang and Tega as well. Chief District Officer Kiran Thapa has carried out an aerial inspection of the disaster-hit areas. The Sindhupalchowk Chamber of Commerce and Industry has provided foodstuff to the landslide-affected families at Tega.

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