LAMJUNG: The death toll in Wednesday's Lamjung landslide has risen to four with the recovery of the body of an elderly woman this morning.

The body of Lalit Maya Gurung (70), who had gone missing in the landslip at Arkhale of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality-3 on Wednesday, was recovered by the rescue team.

The bodies of three others — Abhirupa Thapa (60), Sirak Thapa (10) and Bishnu Gurung (60) — were recovered from the incident site on Wednesday itself, said the police. Another person is still missing in the incident.

In a separate incident, the whereabouts of two construction workers — Baliram Chaudhary and Laxman Tharu, both of Thakurdwara Municipality in Bardiya — who were swept away by Marsyangdi River on Wednesday, are still unknown.

They were workers at the under-construction Tallo Dordi Hydropower Project in Besishashar Municipality.