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Dry landslide kills one, injuring four others in Dadeldhura

DADELDHURA, Feb 27: One person died and four others sustained injuries in a dry landslide occurred in Nabadurga rural municipality-2 of Dadeldhura district on Thursday.
Photo: Pushkar Bhandari/Republica
By PUSKAR BHANDARI

DADELDHURA, Feb 27: One person died and four others sustained injuries in a dry landslide occurred in Nabadurga rural municipality-2 of Dadeldhura district on Thursday.


According to District Police Office, the deceased has been identified as Dammare Luhar, a local construction worker. He died on the spot after being hit by stone and sand that rolled down following the dry landslide while he was working in the construction of a suspension bridge at Amarghat.


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Deputy Superintendent of Police Dadhiram Neupane told Republica Online that local residents Patiram Bhatta, 50, Tekbahadur Saud, 66, Shivaraj Bhatta, 45, and Tikaram Bhatta, 70, were injured in the incident.


A team of police from the District Police Office rescued the injured following the incident.


 

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