Landslides in Nepal kill 12 people, at least 21 missing

Source: Reuters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 9:02 AM
UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

By Gopal Sharma

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by torrential rain swept through two villages in Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, a government official said.

Ten people were killed and 21 are missing after a massive landslide swept away homes and people in Barahbise, 100 km (62 miles) east of Kathmandu near the border with the Tibet region of China, Nepali government official Murari Wasti said.

Two others died in a landslide in Baglung in the northwest.

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