Landslide in Sindhupalchowk

At least eight houses in Nagpuje of Ghumthang and 10 houses in Bhirkharka in ward no. 7 of Barhabise municipality have been buried in a landslide that occurred on Saturday night.

All occupants of the eight houses in Nagpuje have gone missing, according to local teacher Bajir Bhandari.

Likewise, some houses were also buried in a landslide in Chanaute in Jugal rural municipality. However, no human casualty has been reported.

A police team has been sent for the affected site, said Chief District Officer Umesh Kumar Dhakal.

Details of the incident are yet to come.

Meanwhile, Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has left for Barhabise to meet the landslide victims on Sunday morning.

“We left for the incident site as soon as we received information that the landslide had damaged houses in Nagpuje and Bhirkharka in Ghumthang,” said Shridhar Neupane, Press Adviser to Speaker Agni Sapkota.

According to him, helicopters will be mobilized for rescue after weather improves.

Meanwhile, financial support of Rs. 2.7 million was handed over to the survivors of the landslide that took place at Lidi village of Jugal rural municipality on August 16.

The funds were received in donations from Tamang associations in different countries and from the district Ghedung of Sindhupalchowk.

Chairperson of Nepal Tamang Ghedung Mohan Gole and advisor Dawa Tamang distributed the cash relief to the survivors at their temporary shelter in Banskharka of Jugal-1 on Saturday.

A total of 39 persons had gone missing in the devastating landslide that swept many houses in Lidi. Of them, the bodies of 37 have been recovered while two still remain missing.