World News | Indian National Among 10 Killed in Landslides in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug 3 (PTI) An Indian national is among 10 people killed in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district, police said on Monday.

Eight labourers died in a landslide in Melamchi area near China border on Sunday.

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Seven of the deceased were residents of Birgunj metropolis, while one was an Indian national, police said.

According to police, they were sleeping in a tin-roofed shelter when the landslide hit. Rescuers dug through the mud and took out all the eight bodies.

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In a separate incident, a couple was buried alive after a landslide hit their house in Baruwa area, police said.

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