Three members of a family died when a landslide buried a house at Chalal Ganeshthan in Bethanchowk Rural Municipality-4 of Kavre district on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Thuli Maya Tamang (65), son Nir Bahadur Tamang (44) and Sabitri Tamang (40). According to Assistant Chief District Officer Amardeep Sunuwa, Nir Bahadur and Sabitri Tamang died on the spot while Thuli Maya breathed her last during the course of treatment.

The incident occurred while they were sleeping in the house at around 1 am today.

Further investigation into the incident is underway.