Kathmandu, August 13
The death toll from a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall in Rolpa has risen to seven, while five people remain missing.
Seven people were killed, and five others are still missing after a landslide struck Kotlabara in Thabang Rural Municipality-5 of Rolpa on Wednesday night.
According to Armed Police Force DSP Shailendra Thapa, the deceased have been identified as 18-year-old Shanti Pun Magar, 65-year-old Kamal Bahadur Pun Magar, 40-year-old Junkumari Pun Magar, nine-year-old Ashim Pun Magar, six-year-old Ashok Pun Magar, 75-year-old Dal Bahadur Pun Magar and 71-year-old Manrakhi Pun Magar.
Twenty-two-year-old Himal Pun Magar and 25-year-old Sanjay Gharti Magar were injured in the landslide. Both have been referred from Thabang Health Post to Butwal for further treatment.
The bodies of one woman and two men among the deceased were recovered along the banks of the Madi River in Swargadwari Municipality and Mandavi Rural Municipality of Pyuthan.
Those missing have been identified as 80-year-old Ajambar Pun Magar, 78-year-old Bal Bahadur Pun Magar, 72-year-old Lil Bahadur Pun Magar, 71-year-old Mani Pun Magar and 67-year-old Hastakala Pun Magar.
A joint team of the Nepali Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police has been deployed to search for the missing people. However, ongoing rainfall and continuous mud-laden landslides have made rescue operations difficult, Thapa said.
