KATHMANDU, Oct 5:
At least 51 people have been killed in different places of eastern Nepal till Sunday morning in various incidents caused by landslides and floods triggered by downpour since last night, an official of the Armed Police Force said.
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As many as 37 people have been killed in different places of Ilam district in Koshi province due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in the past two days, said Kalidas Dhaubaji, spokesperson of the Armed Police Force (APF).
Of the 37, eight people each were killed in Deumai and Maijogmai municipalities, six each in Ilam municipality and Sandakpur rural municipality, five in Suryodaya municipality, three in Mangsebung and one in Fakfokthum village, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said in a press release.
Two people died in Udayapur and one in Panchathar due to floods and landslides.
Separately, three people were killed in a lightning strike in Rautahat and two in Khotang district.
Meanwhile, six people died in an accident in Panchthar district due to the roads being damaged by the downpour.
At least four people went missing after they were swept away by the swollen river in Langtang Conservation Area of Rasuwa district, and one each missing in the incidents of floods in Ilam, Bara and Kathmandu.
Also four people out of 16, who were on a trekking expedition in the Langang area, have gone missing, Dhaubaji said.
Nepal Army, Nepal Police and APF personnel were involved in carrying out rescue operations.
The security personnel rescued four people, including a pregnant woman, from Ilam district in helicopters and admitted them to a hospital in Dharan municipality.(PTI)
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