The death toll in the Achham landslide has reached 22. One is still missing. Security personnel with the help of locals retrieved bodies of 22 people who were buried to death in the landslide that occurred in the district on Friday night. The deceased have been identified as Netra Bahadur Shahi (45) of Turmakhand Rural Municipality-5, his wife Manisha Devi Shahi (35), daughter Bimala Shahi (17) and niece Janaki Janaki Shahi (16).

Similarly, Rit Bahadur Shahi of the same place, his daughter-in-law Bhawana Shai (23), Kalpana Shahi (20), Sundar Shahi (12), granddaughter Karishma Shahi (3) and Melina Shahi (1) also lost their lives in the incident. Rit Bahadur’s wife Gaura and two sons are in India.

DSP Narayan Dangi of the District Police Office, Achham said that five members of a family of Kamalbazaar Municipality-8 were killed in the landslide. Police identified the deceased as Gambhire Damai (26), his wife Bhana Damai (23), daughters Dhikra (6), Kalpana (4) and Kali Damai (3). Likewise, three members of a single family of the same municipality were also killed in the mudslide. The deceased have been identified as Sanjita Janala (22), Sarita Janala (19) and Gita (14). Similarly, Mainkala Kami (36), daughter-in-law Dhana Kami (21), son Nikhil Kami (9) and daughter Srijana Kami (15) were killed in the incident, ward Chairman Lal Bahadur Shahi said. DSP Dangi said that two-year-old Nabin Budha of Dhakari Rural Municipality-6 was also killed in the landslide. His mother Chandra Devi Budha (21), grandfather Harka Budha (62) AND Daju Dharma (12) have been airlifted to Surkhet for treatment. Moti Budha (45) of Dhakari Rural Municipality-1 has gone missing.