At least three people were buried to death and one went missing in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Darchula and Sarlahi districts in the last 24 hours.

Two persons were killed at Malikarjun and Sarmoli in Darchula after landslides triggered by rains since Thursday night buried their houses, said police.

They have been identified as Basanti Dhami, 25, of Malikarjun-8 and Chandradev Pant, 62, of Sarmoli-2. A woman has gone missing in Api Municipality. According to District Police Office, three people, who were injured in the landslides, are undergoing treatment at Darchula District Hospital. Around a dozen houses have been destroyed by the landslides in Malikarjun, Rithachaupata, Dadakot, Dattu and Hunainath VDCs in the district, said police.

Acting Chief District Officer Bishwamitra Kuikel said a swollen Kagada stream swept away a bridge in Api Municipality-17. Dozens of families living at Malikarjun, Rithachaupata, Dadakot, Dattu and Hunainath VDCs are at risk of floods and landslides.

Similarly, in Sarlahi, one person was swept away by floods in Lakhandehi river at Hariban municipality.

In Nuwakot, a landslide washed away two wooden bridges and a suspension bridge over Chhembu stream that connect Kintang in Nuwakot and Satyawati of Dhading.

Locals said 12 families in Lamjung have been displaced due to landslides in Phaleni-4. Victims are taking shelter at their relatives’ houses.

In Myagdi, around a dozen settlements, including district headquarters Beni, are at high risk of landslides.

In Dhading, remote villages in the north have been cut off from the district headquarters for the last four days due to landslides.

Around 200 families of Tipling, Setrung and Ree VDCs are displaced due to landslides, officials of the District Administration Office said.