CHITWAN, JULY 12

Nine persons including seven from a single family died in different incidents of landslides occurred in Kaski district last night.

Two others are missing in the landslides.

Seven members of Kul Bahadur Pariyar's family died on the spot at Tallakot of Puranchaur in Pokhara Metropolitan City-19, Spokesperson of Kaski Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Basanta Kumar Sharma said.

The deceased ones are 47-year-old Kul Bahadur Pariyar, his 85-year-old mother Laxima, his wife Mana Kumari, 43, three daughters Radhika, Prashana, and Prava and son-in-law Asmit Pariyar lost their lives in the tragic accident.

It is said that the landslide occurred at 10:30 last night when all of them were at a family gathering.

Likewise, 18-year-old Anita Ojha and nine-year-old Pratik Subedi died after a landslide occurred at Chainpur in Pokhara Metropolitan City-19.

Police said that Anuska Ojha, 11, is missing in the landslide.

Likewise, 80-year-old Maiti Kumari Gurung is also missing in a landslide that occurred in Madi Rural Municipality-11 in Kaski district last night.