POKHARA: Bodies of two minors who had gone missing after a massive landslide hit Bhadaure VDC of Kaski district on July 30 were found on Tuesday.

Locals saw two bodies floating in a paddy field near Phewa Lake and alerted police, according to police.

The bodies were then collected from the site and sent to the Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, for autopsy.

One of the bodies has been been identified as that of five-year-old Bishwa Raj Parajuli of Bhadaure Tamagi-5 , while the other is of 10-month-old Kismat Sunar of Bhadaure Tamagi-10.

With the discovery of bodies, the death toll in the landslides in the VDC has reached eight. One person is still missing.

As many as 27 people had died in the landslides in Lumle, while two others lost their lives in Dhikur Pokhari.  According to police, one person is still unaccounted for in Lumle.

The total death toll in the July 30 landslides Kaski district has reached 37.