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Three dead in Bhaktapur Inundation

Three dead in Bhaktapur Inundation

By THT Online

Vehicles partially submerged in a pool of water after incessant rainfall caused inundation in Bhaktapur, on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Photo: Ujjwal Satyal/THT

KATHMANDU: Three persons from the same family were killed after a landslide following the incessant rainfall buried their shelter at Changunarayan Municipality-7 in Bhaktapur district.

Hira Lama (70) Pan Maya Lama (65) and two and a half year old Sampada Lama lost their lives in the incident. A house at Aashapuri of Suryabinayak Municipality also collapsed due to the downpour. A large number of security personnel have been carrying out rescue operations in the district.