August 13, 2026

Seven killed, five missing in a landslide at Nepal's Rolpa district

By Press Trust of India

At least seven people were killed and five others went missing when a landslide, triggered by heavy downpour, hit Nepal's Rolpa district, police said on Thursday.

The landslide occurred in Kotalbara village of Thawang Rural Municipality, 450 km west of Kathmandu, on Wednesday evening, police said.

Seven bodies were recovered from the site on Thursday morning, according to Shailendra Thapa, Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Armed Police Force.

Two people who sustained injuries in the incident have been taken to a local hospital in nearby Butawal Municipality, police said.

Those killed in the incident include three elderly people and two minors.

Two elderly women and three elderly men have gone missing in the incident.

Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police personnel have been mobilised for search and rescue operations.

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