SURKHET: Two sisters lost their lives after being struck by falling stones while sleeping in a hut at Tarpena, Kushe Rural Municipality-3 of Jajarkot district.
According to Ward Chairman Bir Bahadur Budha, 18-year-old Sharmila Budha and 14-year-old Chameli Budha were killed around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday.
The sisters, daughters of Nar Bahadur Budha, were sleeping in a temporary tent set up for earthquake victims. The tent had been built to shelter goats and serve as a temporary residence.
Chairman Budha said that continuous rainfall in the area has caused repeated incidents of falling stones, and the girls were struck when stones fell from above their tent. Both died on the spot.
Police Constable Mahesh Singh confirmed that a team of police had reached the site and collected preliminary information.
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