Landslide - Asia - Nepal
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- Category: Alerts
- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 15:03
- Written by RSOE EDIS
EDIS Number: LS-20120630-35609-NPL
Date / time: 30/06/2012 15:02:23 [UTC]
Event: Landslide
Area: Asia
Country: Nepal
State/County: Central Region
Location: Jamune [Tanahu distrct]
Number of Deads: 8 person(s)
Number of Injured: N/A
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: 2 person(s)
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Heavy
Description:
An official in Nepal says landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least eight people and two more are missing. National Emergency Operation Center official Laxmi Prasad Dhakal said the landslide buried a house at Jamune village in Tanahu distrct on Thursday night, killing seven people. The area is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu. Another landslide in Hatiya village in neighboring Baglung district killed one person. Two other people are still missing and presumed to have died. Landslides are common in mountainous Nepal during the monsoon season that began this month.Authors: RSOE EDIS
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