Chautara (Sindhupalchowk), Sept 30: Seven people are still
missing in a landslide that occurred Saturday at Tegagaun, Jugal rural
municipality-3 in Sindhupalchowk district.
The rural
municipality-3 ward chair Laxman Lama Dong said the seven, who left for their
village from Tembathang on Friday, are out of contact.
According to him, the landslide has completely destroyed the
houses of Mingmar Rinjeb Sherpa, Lhakpa Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa at Tegagaun.
Together with them, locals Sangmo Sherpa, Dhendu Sherpa, Sadalo Sherpa and
Dhoma Sherpa have gone missing.
The ward chair quoted the locals as saying that landslide
has occurred close to Tembathang and Tega as well.
Chief District Officer Kiran Thapa has carried out an aerial
inspection of the disaster-hit areas. The Sindhupalchowk Chamber of Commerce
and Industry has provided food stuff to the landslide-affected families at
Tega. (RSS)