Landslide kills two children in Gulmi

Kathmandu - Two children have died while one has gone missing in incidents triggered by incessant rain in the past 24 hours in Gulmi. The 18-month-old Suraj, son of Basanta Saru of Maldi, Isma rural municipality 1 was killed by a landslide on Thursday midnight, confirmed District Police Office's Superintendent of Police Rajendra Singh Khadka. The child's parents have also sustained injuries in the incident.

Similarly, seven-year-old Apichchha Khatri of Nisti Dandphant of Isma-1 died due to landslide, according to a local Rhishi Ram Aryal. The girl's mother was rescued alive from the landslide debris after six hours of the incident this morning. The mother and daughter made a failed attempt to escape from the landslide debris.