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Rautahat Cold Wave: Death toll rises to 19

Rautahat Cold Wave: Death toll rises to 19

By THT Online

BP Chowk engulfed in thick fog, in Gaur, Rautahat, on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Cold wave has badly hit life in Tarai for the last few days. Photo: THT

RAUTAHAT: The death toll caused by extreme cold in Rautahat has reached 19 as two more people succumbed to cold wave on Saturday night. According to District Police Office, the victims were identified as 55-year-old Asarfi Baitha, an organised member of CPN-UML of Gadimai Municipality, and 15-year-old Manisha Shah of Katahariya Municipality.