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NATURAL DISASTER

Three of a family killed in Chandragiri landslide

Landslides, triggered by incessant rain since Tuesday, has wreaked havoc in a number of places across the country

Nepal Minute 07/10/2022 at 12:11 PM

https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/Chandragiri landslip1665123941.jpg — A rain-triggered landslide buried a meditation centre where the family had been taking shelter. Photo: Facebook

Three persons of a family were killed in a landslide at Chandragiri in Kathmandu on Thursday night. The rain-triggered landslide buried the Dhyan Kendra, a meditation centre, where they had been taking shelter.

The Kendra is located near Deurali, on the way to Masine of Chandragiri Municipality-2, said Bhai Krishna Tamang, the chairperson of Chandragiri Municipality-2.

Those killed in the disaster have been identified as 52-year-old Raju Shrestha, his wife, 45-year-old Geeta Shrestha, and their 18-month-old daughter Sarathi. The Shrestha family, originally from Dhulikhel Municipality-12, Kavre, had been living in the Dhyan Kendra.

The bodies have been retrieved from the rubble and sent to the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj for post-mortem, police said. - RSS

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