At least 10 people have died and one person is missing after landslides triggered by continuous rainfall buried houses in Nepal ‘s Baglung district.
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. 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.
Highways leading to Chitwan also remained blocked, with landslides reported at multiple locations. 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. Four members of a family died after a landslide buried their home in Kankekhariya, Nisikhola Rural Municipality-3. The deceased were identified as 36-year-old Shyamkumari BK, 13-year-old Manoj BK, 8-year-old Mukesh BK and 3-year-old Nishan BK. 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.
Landslides at multiple locations have hindered search and rescue operations, with conditions deteriorating amid continued rainfall, officials said. 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.
