Remains of man missing in April 25 quake found while clearing debris at Tokha

KATHMANDU: Human remains were found on Monday at Tokha, on the northern outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley, while clearing debris of an eight-storey building that collapsed in the April 25 earthquake.

Police said the remains were of 36-year-old Ram Kumar Lamichhane, a permanent resident of Khanigaun, Nuwakot, who had gone missing since April 25.

The collapsed building housed Hilton Hotel.

In the April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks, at least 8841 people, including 1223 in Kathmandu district alone, had lost their life, according to the figures provided by the government's Disaster Risk Reduction Portal.

At least 73,317 privates houses — 36,973 in Kathmandu, 17,444  in Lalitpur and 18,900 in Bhaktapur — were fully damaged by the tremors, while as many as 67,871 houses–50,753 in Kathmandu, 8,064 in Lalitpur and 9,054 in Bhaktapur — were partially damaged in the Kathmandu Valley.