GANDAKI, SEPTEMBER 2

Three persons have been killed while a three-year-old boy went missing in separate landslides in Kaski district on Wednesday night. Four others sustained injuries in the incidents.

A married couple died as a landslip caused by torrential rain buried the house belonging to Krishna Shrestha at Pokhara Metropolitan City-20.

The deceased have been identified as homeowner Krishna Shrestha, 45, and his wife Sunmaya Tamang, 35.

Krishna's three-year-old son Santosh has gone missing in the disaster while his eight-year-old son Raj Kumar who was injured in the incident is undergoing treatment at Manipal Hospital, informed Suvas Hamal, Spokesperson for the District Police Office, Kaski.

Likewise, a man was killed after a landslide swept away his house at Bhanjyang Namuna Tole in Pokhara-11. He died at the hospital, said the police.

Two others injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Similarly, three persons were injured when a landslip buried a house at Kanhu in Pokhara-11, said the police.