Bajhang, May 6
Five persons including four members of a same family were killed after being swept away by a rivulet in Diklagad, Thalara Rural Municipality-4 of Bajhang district on Saturday night.
The District Police Office says local Harka BK (27), his wife Devaki Devi aka Dalli (26), their daughter Manisha (12), son Saksham (3) and thier relative Kalasi (35) died when they were swept away by the stream nearby their house.
They were heading home from local Dhodhekhet Bazaar after 8 pm yesterday. They got swept away by the flooded rivulet while crossing it, according to police.
The family is survived by old parents of Harka, one son and one daughter.
Police say the incident came to light only this morning.
Preparations are underway to bring the bodies to a nearby hospital for postmortem.
