PALPA: Two people died and three others went missing in landslides at Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-2 and Ribdikot Rural Municipality-6 in Palpa district.
The District Police Office confirmed the deaths of Sher Bahadur Chhidi, 75, of Rupse Rajauli in Mathagadhi-2, and Krishna Kumari Saru, 59, of Thimure Dhustung in Ribdikot-6. Their bodies were retrieved and taken to the District Hospital, Palpa, for post-mortem examinations.
Similarly, a landslide at Kaseni Bhaisekatta in Mathagadhi-3 buried the house of Lil Bahadur Gharti Magar. Three people—two members of Gharti’s family and the daughter of a neighbour—went missing in the incident.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhimlal Bhattarai, police have launched a search operation for the missing persons.
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