Kathmandu, June 1
Two people have been buried in a landslide at Nundhaki of Chainpur municipality-1 in the Sankhuwasabha district on Wednesday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Ram Kumar Rai, 35, of Dharan sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari district and Him Bahadur Magar, 20, of Chaudandigadi municipality-6 in the Udayapur district, according to the Area Police Office in Chainpur.
Police inspector Milan Basnet shares that the two were buried in a dry landslide while they were working on the Chainpur-Nundhaki road section.
The dry landslide fell from some 30 metres above the ground, police say. Both of the labourers died on the spot.