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Kin go to Dehradun to claim landslide victims’ bodies
Neighbours of five people including Dipak Badi who died in the Dehradun landslide on Monday are aggrieved by the tragedy.Thakur Singh Tharu
Neighbours of five people including Dipak Badi who died in the Dehradun landslide on Monday are aggrieved by the tragedy.
Dipak, his wife Kumaridevi and son Bharat, daughters Sarjana and Tara of Kaprechaur-5 in Salyan were buried under boulders after a landslide hit the Chetra village in Dehradun, India. They were construction workers at a road project.
Dilsari Budha, a neighbour, said they had stayed at their house in Kohalpur before going to India. “The family members have gone to Dehradun,” she said.
Dilsari’s husband Birbal told her over the phone that Dipak and his family members were killed in the incident. Birbal is also working in Dehradun. According to Birbal, post-mortem on the bodies had been over. Five other Nepalis were also injured in the incident.
CDO Rabilal Pantha said they have been coordinating with the Indian officials to find out the details. Meanwhile, two youths were killed in landslides at Pithauragadh in India four days ago. According to their relative Ganesh Bohara, 22-year-old Birendra Bohara and Mohan Bohara, 24, of Deulikot VDC in Bajhang were buried in the landslides. They were involved in constructing a road at Rasaiyapatta in Pithauragadh.