Khandbari, June 12
A person died and two others got injured in a landslide that occurred at Chichila Rural Municipality-3 of Sankhuwasabha district. They were buried in the landslide on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Ganga Ram Tharu of Ghorabhitta of Kakadvitta who was working as a labourer at the Arun III Hydropower Project, police said.
Similarly, injured in the rain-triggered disaster were Umesh Karki and Govinda Tharu of Makwanpur district, added police.
The incident took place when they were sleeping. Among 14 rooms built for the workers’ shelter under the Project, 3 were buried in the landslide, it was shared.
