7 killed, 12 injured in landslides in Pokhara and Lamjung

Landslides caused by torrential rain since Thursday night have left seven people dead and 12 injured. Four persons were killed and nine injured in different places of Pokhara while three died and three more injured in Lamjung.

Three people lost their lives when the landslide buried the house of Tanka Bahadur Thapa at Pokhara metropolis-18, Sarangkot, Gotahdi at around 2.45 Friday morning. Other six people injured in the incident were rescued and taken to Manipal Teaching Hospital and Western Regional Hospital for treatment, shared spokesperson of the Kaski District Police Office DSP Subas Hamal.