6 dead, 4 missing in Ramechhap landslide

According to the police, the deceased are 32-year-old Chandika Thapamgar and her one-and-a-half-year-old son Amus, 40-year-old Urmila Pahri, her sons 18-year-old Vigyan, 17-year-old Sandeep and 14-year-old Santosh.

75-year-old Phadke Pahari, 55-year-old Kale Pahari, 54-year-old Jhyaukiri Pahari and 23-year-old Vinda Pahari are missing. 10-year-old Anjana Pahri, a neighbor living in Chandika's house, was rescued. He is being treated at Dhulikhel Hospital. Since Sunday morning, the army, armed police and Nepal police have been searching for the missing persons, but they have not been found. According to the municipality, more than 100 sheep and cattle died in the landslide.

Lekhark village itself has been displaced due to the landslide. More than 180 people from 65 families of the village have been managed in Kantheshwar Mavi near the village and in the empty rooms of the municipality, said village chairman Mainkumar Moktan. The landslide has damaged all the road network leading to the village. The motorable bridge of Dhaigaon connecting Ward-2 and 3 has been swept away by the flood that came along with the landslide. The flood has washed away the bridge of Chang River and Ghate River.

The landslide has damaged all the houses in Lekhark. "Some of the houses are in a state of flooding," Chairman Moktan said. The municipality will arrange for their food. Most of the houses and land have been destroyed, so the locals have no choice but to relocate, he said. 60 families have also been displaced in Bhandare village located in Ward-2 due to landslides. According to President Moktan, they have been moved to a nearby school and a temporary camp in the square for the time being. "Doramba's roads and concrete bridges have been damaged by the flood," he said.

Chief District Officer Anita Niraula said that the landslide victims will be provided with temporary accommodation and food from Monday. She informed that she will request the National Disaster Risk Management Authority to study the geographical situation of Lekhark village.

The village is surrounded by landslides, the land is torn. "During the on-site study, it was found that they could not stay immediately, so we took everyone down," she said. The flood passing through the same place has also damaged the motorable bridge of Pushpalal Marg connecting Ramechhap and Dolakha. She said that 5 shops in Milti were also damaged by flood. Prajia Niraula informed that the work has started to repair the bridge and facilitate traffic.