<br/>In Nepal, three children were killed and four others injured in a landslide late last night in Baglung district triggered by incessant rainfall since last few days. According to police sources, the landslide completely damaged a house, killing three minors of the same family and injuring four others in the remote Devisthan village of Baglung district. The injured were rushed to the nearby Burtiwang primary health centre. The condition of one of the injured is reported to be serious. Local people and police personnel have rushed to the spot for rescue and relief works.<br/><br/>With this, the total number of people who lost their lives in landslides in remote villages of Nepal has gone up to 13 in the last one week. On 11th of this month, ten persons including five from the same family were killed in landslides in Kaski and Syangja districts. Every year, dozens of people die across the country in landslide related incidents with the onset of the monsoon season.
News On AIR | July 16, 2010 1:01 PM
3 children killed in landslide in Nepal