RASUWA: Eight people have died and one other is missing in a landslide that took place on Wednesday night at Timure in Gosaikunda Rural Municipality-2.

One concrete house, three hotels and four vehicles were buried in the landslide, according to the eyewitnesses.

Because of the calamity, the Syafru-Rasuwagadhi section of the highway remains obstructed. A temporary police post at Timure was also buried in the mudslide. Disruption in power and communications services as a result of the landslide has halted day-to-day work at the customs office, according to Chief Customs Officer Gopal Koirala.