35 families of Bhurke displaced

Kathmandu - Thirty-five households of Bhurke rural municipality-2 have been displaced as a result of landslide. Landslide on the top and well as below the village forced the residents of the village to leave their home for safety, police said.

Fearing more landslides due to the incessant rainfall, the locals have moved to higher ground and are living in temporary tents, said local resident Dipak Bahadur Khadka. All the 35 households are now confined to a single location and spending sleepless nights fearing landslide, the police post in Dauda confirmed.