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Two dead, three missing in flash floods, landslides
Two persons are dead while at least three others are missing in flash floods and landslides that occurred in Bajhang and Dailekh in the past three days, police in the two districts said on Sunday.Two persons are dead while at least three others are missing in flash floods and landslides that occurred in Bajhang and Dailekh in the past three days, police in the two districts said on Sunday.
In Bajhang, 15-year-old Kamal Thapa went missing after he was swept away by Seti River on Sunday, according to the Area Police Office in Matela. Thapa was bathing on the bank when the rain-swollen river washed him away. Police search team had not found him until late afternoon.
On Saturday evening, eight-year-old Anita Rawal had died after she was swept away by a flooded stream in Rayal VDC.
Similarly, Jhima Dhant, 30, of Sunkuda-3 went missing when a flood at the local stream swept away a mill. Eight women managed to escape unhurt, police said.
In Dailekh, a person died and another went missing when a landslide struck Dahikhola area on Friday evening. Police said Gita Thapa Magar, 26, of Pipalkot-4, Dailekh died and Range Bishwokarma, 35, of Singasain-9, Dailekh went missing in the incident. Nearly 150 vehicles have been stranded in the area due to landslides.