Landslides triggered by incessant rainfall for the past couple of days have buried eight persons in Gulmi and Makwanpur districts.

Five persons have been killed in two separate landslides in Gulmi district while three of a family were buried in Makwanpur district.

Landslide swept away a house of BhimBahadurDarji in HastichaurVDC in Gulmi killing Darji's sister Kalika, 62, spouse Tulasi, 49, and daughter-in-law Asmita, 19. One neighbor who had reached for rescue was injured.

Similarly, two children were buried at Padampani in Bisukharka-9 of the district. One GopalBahadurRana's house was buried killing his nine-year-old son Sijan and six-year-old daughter Simana.

A ninth grader Ashmi BK was killed when her house was buried at Jhumsa in Dovan VDC of Palpa district.

Three members of a family were buried at Solbhanjyang in Bhimphedi-5, Makwanpur. Bikash Rumba, 27, his wife Parbati and son Bikash, 6, were killed in the landslide.

Meanwhile, four persons have gone missing in a landslide at Lung VDC in Pyuthan. Police said they went missing after two houses were buried by a landslide last night. Continuous rainfall has hampered the search operation, police said.