Six persons gone missing in Pyuthan landslide

Kathmandu, Oct 7: Six persons have gone missing in the landslide that occurred in Pyuthan on Friday afternoon. The landslide buried the house belonging to Bam Bahadur Rahumagar at Pharinde of Mandabi Rural Municipality-4.     

 A spokesperson at District Police Office, Pyuthan, Sushil Thapamagar, informed that Bam Bahadur Rahumagar, 60; his wife (named, age unidentified), and Mausami Thapa, 18; Hira Bahadur Thapa, 60; Teki Rahumagar, 21; and Susan Thapa, 4, were missing in the landslide.     

 The Spokesperson added that a team comprising Chief District Officer Sunita Nepal and Deputy Superintendent of Police Subash Khadka left for the incident site after receiving the information at 3:00 pm. But, the team failed to reach the incident site due to landslides occurring at various places, he said.    

However, a team led by Police Inspector Dipendra Baniya from Bijuwar Area Police Office and another led by Sub-Inspector of the Armed Police, Rishiram Basnet, have reached the incident site.     

The incident site is 24 km away from the district headquarters.     

Spokesperson Thapamagar further said as it would take time to resume the roadway, the police team from the district headquarters was heading to the landslide-hit area on foot. (RSS)