Four people died after being buried under a mound of soil in Haripurwa Municipality, located in Sarlahi district.
According to the District Police Office, Sarlahi, the incident occurred on Wednesday morning at Hardi river in Haripurwa-1, when the victims were extracting soil and were buried by a sudden landslide from above.
Police Inspector Balister Singh, spokesperson for the District Police Office, confirmed the deceased as 65-year-old Sayada Khatun, 9-year-old Nargis Khatun, 8-year-old Dillu Mansur, and 6-year-old Sabiba Khatun, all residents of Magarthana, Sonma Rural Municipality-6, Mahottari district.