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3 More Ilam Landslide Victims Identified; 8 Still Missing |
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JHAPA, Oct. 2: Three of the six people killed in a landslide that hit the Mechi Highway at Harkate, Kolbung-1 in Ilam district on Sunday night, have been identified. Fourteen people had gone missing in the disaster.
Those identified are 42-year-old Saran Pradhan and Rabi Gupta of Fikkal-6, Ilam district and 15-year-old Tshering Kesang Kesang Sherpa of Sukepokhari, Darjeeling, India, the District Police Office, Ilam stated.
Pradhan´s body was found some 500 metres from the landslide site while the bodies of Gupta and Sherpa were found in the Biring stream flowing through Ghailadubba-9 Jhapa district.
Meanwhile, rescuers are continuing the search for eight people who are still unaccounted for after the massive landslide.
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