TAPLEJUNG : Two persons of a family have gone missing in a landslide occurred last night at Khewang village in Sirijunga Rural Municipality-7, Taplejung.
Tulasa Adhikari and her daughter-in-laws Yeshoda Adhikari are missing in the landslide happened at around 8:30 pm while Yeshoda’s husband Bishnu Adhikari saved his life, escaping the incident, according to Laxman Adhikari, a local resident in the village.
The landslide has swept away two houses of the Adhikari family and buried all the livestock as well. Details of the incident are awaited.
Likewise, heavy landslides have occurred at different places in the district following the torrential rainfall.
All missing seven in Kaligandaki river rescued
Seven Indian nationals, who were missing while rafting in the Kaligandaki river on Thursday evening, have been rescued. The Indian tourists from Gorakhpur area had gone missing in the river after a boat capsized while rafting near Rani Mahal area of Palpa.
Chief District Officer (CDO) of Palpa Jagannath Panta said all seven persons were rescued within 45 minutes of the incident with the help of local residents and boatmen.
Likewise, CDO Panta said suggestions have been given to all not to go for boating in the Kaligandaki river as the monsoon season has already started.
