PYUTHAN: At least three persons were injured and a 12-year-old child has gone missing after a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall swept away two houses in Phopli VDC-9 of Pyuthan district on Friday.

According to the District Police Office, Pyuthan, the missing child has been identified as Balika Gharti.

Police said that Obiram Gharti and his wife and Thom Bahadur Gharti were seriously injured in the incident.

The identity of Obiram's wife is yet to be established.

Preparations are underway to take the injured to the District Hospital for treatment.