Eight killed in Nepal landslide
3 Aug 2014 5:11 AM IST
A huge hill had suddenly collapsed at 2 am, burying 40 homes before dumping mud and stones into the Sunkoshi river at Mankha village, 75 km northeast of the capital Kathmandu, police spokesperson Ganesh K C said.
After the river was blocked by the landslide, a big pond was created in the area and the people residing in the nearby villages ran away to safer places fearing for their lives.
Eight bodies were recovered during a joint rescue operation carried out by army and police with the help of the local people, the official said.
A special team of the Nepal Army used explosives to break the dam like structure created due to the landslide and the river started to flow on its normal course, according to sources in the Nepal Army headquarters.
Two rounds of controlled explosions have been conducted to drain out the water, the source said.
Nepal Army personnel evacuated 17 injured people from the site of the landslide with three of them taken to the capital for treatment on a helicopter to the capital for medical treatment.
The artificial lake formed in the area is estimated to be 2.5 km long with 130 metre depth.
Around 100 houses were submerged in the area.
All the people from adjoining villages were shifted to safer places.
The army is conducting a search operation for the missing persons. Dozens of people might have gone missing in the incident.
After the river was blocked by the landslide, a big pond was created in the area and the people residing in the nearby villages ran away to safer places fearing for their lives.
Eight bodies were recovered during a joint rescue operation carried out by army and police with the help of the local people, the official said.
A special team of the Nepal Army used explosives to break the dam like structure created due to the landslide and the river started to flow on its normal course, according to sources in the Nepal Army headquarters.
Two rounds of controlled explosions have been conducted to drain out the water, the source said.
Nepal Army personnel evacuated 17 injured people from the site of the landslide with three of them taken to the capital for treatment on a helicopter to the capital for medical treatment.
The artificial lake formed in the area is estimated to be 2.5 km long with 130 metre depth.
Around 100 houses were submerged in the area.
All the people from adjoining villages were shifted to safer places.
The army is conducting a search operation for the missing persons. Dozens of people might have gone missing in the incident.
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