At least 10 people have died and one person is missing after landslides triggered by continuous rainfall buried houses in Nepal ‘s Baglung district.
Among those killed are 65-year-old Udisara BK and 50-year-old Hastavir BK from Santar in Tamankhola Rural Municipality-4, according to Nepal Police. On Sunday morning, authorities issued a warning for residents living along the Narayani River in central Nepal after the river crossed the warning level of 9 metres and entered settlements. The search operation is continuing, with the team working for another 3–4 hours, conditions permitting. Four more bodies were recovered on Monday from the site of an avalanche at Himlung Himal peak in Nepal, taking the number of bodies recovered to four, while 12 people remained missing.
Highways leading to Chitwan also remained blocked, with landslides reported at multiple locations.
Landslides at multiple locations have hindered search and rescue operations, with conditions deteriorating amid continued rainfall, officials said. Search and rescue operations are underway in coordination with various agencies, while authorities are gathering further details and investigating the incidents. Fifty-two-year-old Punasara BK remains missing following the same incident. Four bodies have been recovered so far from the Himlung Himal avalanche site as the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) continues its search and rescue operation.
The rescue team recovered the bodies of Birendra Gurung and Ghan Shyam Rai today, a day after recovering the bodies of climbing guides Chhebi Bhote and Pasang Bhote.
