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Maikhola boat capsize: Two more bodies recovered, search for missing continues
Two more dead bodies have been recovered from Shivjung in Jhapa district on Saturday morning as search operation was underway to find people missing in a capsized boat in Maikhola River of Ilam on Friday afternoon.bookmark
Published at : October 15, 2016
Updated at : October 16, 2016 06:54
Kathmandu
Two more dead bodies have been recovered from Shivjung in Jhapa district on Saturday morning as search operation was underway to find people missing in a capsized boat in Maikhola River of Ilam on Friday afternoon.
One of the bodies found this morning has been identified as Krishna Kumar Ghatani of Shaniarjun municipality, Jhapa while another body of a woman is yet to be identified, authorities said.
Two men, as many women and a child were found dead till Friday evening, according to police.
The search operation is jointly undertaken by Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force with the help from locals.
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