Nine including seven members of a family die in Pokhara landslide
Nine persons including seven of a single family died in different incidents of landslides that occurred in Kaski district on Thursday.
Two others are missing in the landslides.
Seven members of Kul Bahadur Pariyar's family died on the spot at Tallakot in Puranchaur of Pokhara Metropolitan City-19, spokesperson of Kaski Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Basanta Kumar Sharma said.
The deceased have been identified as Kul Bahadur Pariyar (47), his mother Laxima (85), his wife Mana Kumari (43), three daughters Radhika, Prashana, and Prava and son-in-law Asmit Pariyar lost their lives in the tragic accident.
It has been learnt that the landslide occurred at 10:30 last night when all of them were at a family gathering.
Likewise, 18-year-old Anita Ojha and nine-year-old Pratik Subedi died after a landslide occurred at Chainpur in Pokhara Metropolitan City-19.
Police said that Anuska Ojha (11) is missing in the landslide.
Likewise, 80-year-old Maiti Kumari Gurung is also missing in a landslide that occurred in Madi Rural Municipality-11 in Kaski district last night.
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