36 killed in landslides, floods in western Nepal
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At least 36 people were killed in western parts of the country on Tuesday due to landslides and floods triggered by incessant rain since the last couple of days, The Kathmandu Post reported on Wednesday.
According to the daily, 12 people, including seven children, were killed at the Gorkhagaon settlement in Dadeldhura district, some 525 km west of Kathmandu, when a landslide buried two houses in the area.
The landslide has rendered the settlement inhabitable, said police personnel involved in the rescue. Besides Gorkhagaon, the other parts of Dadeldhura were also struck by landslides but no human casualties occurred.
The unceasing rain, meanwhile, destroyed a large area of farmland in different villages. Similarly, floods at the Rangoon River and Pantura River have deluged three inner-tarai Village Development Committees (VDCs) in the district. Hundreds of people have been displaced.
In Achham district, some 330 km west of Kathmandu, 18 people in three VDCs were killed in landslides.
At least two people died in Bajhang district, some 450 km west of Kathmandu, when a house was buried in a landslide, police said.
Two deaths owing to landslips were also reported from Baitadi and Doti districts in the west region.
Meanwhile, flooding in the far-western district of Kailali and Kanchanpur districts killed two people and displaced over 1,000 people.
Hundreds of families in Kanchanpur district were displaced as most part of the district was deluged due to heavy rainfall. A large area of paddy plantation was destroyed.
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