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Two of same family missing in Darchula landslide

Two of same family missing in Darchula landslide

By Tekendra Deuba

Sudurpaschim Province. Courtesy: MoFAGA

DHANGADHI: Two persons of a family went missing after a landslide fell onto their house in Duhu Rural Municipality-3 of Darchula district on Tuesday morning. The landslide that occurred at around 5:00 am today morning buried their house in Sallekheti. According to Surendra Prasad Joshi, information officer at Darchula District Police Office, Ram Datta Joshi (50) and his 45-year-old wife have gone missing in the incident. A team of police has already reached the incident site early this morning and is conducting a rescue operation, added Joshi. Further details into the incident are yet to be received, informed Darchula DPO.