63 Missing After Nepal Landslide Sweeps Buses Into River

People watch the flooded Bagmati river in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, July 6, 2024.(AP/Representational Image)

Asif Iqbal | July 12, 2024 | 08:26 AM IST | Breaking News, Nepal | Follow on Google News

63 Missing After Nepal Landslide Sweeps Buses Into River

63 Missing After Nepal Landslide Sweeps Buses Into River

63 Missing As Landslide Sweeps Two Buses Into Trishuli River In Nepal
A massive landslide on the Madan-Ashrit Highway swept two buses carrying an estimated 63 passengers into the Trishuli River

In a tragic incident early this morning, a massive landslide on the Madan-Ashrit Highway swept two buses carrying an estimated 63 passengers into the Trishuli River. The disaster occurred in the central region of Nepal, around 3:30 am amid heavy rainfall in the region.

Indradev Yadav, the Chief District Officer of Chitwan, told ANI , “As per the preliminary information both the buses were carrying a total of 63 people including the bus drivers. The landslide swept the buses at around 3:30 am. We are at the incident site and a search operation is underway. Incessant rain is hampering our efforts to search for the missing buses,” Yadav confirmed to ANI

More Details are awaited….

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