Dolkha Landslides Cause One Death, Two Missing, Displace Dozens
Summary
One person has died and two are missing after monsoon-triggered landslides in Dolkha, while dozens of families have been displaced across Kalinchok, Gaurishankar and Bigu rural municipalities. Rescue teams continue searching for the missing as local residents warn that recurring landslides are worsening every year.
Key Points
- Four-month-old Alina Thami died in a landslide in Kalinchok Rural Municipality-1, while her mother Sharmila Thami was injured.
- Seventy-three-year-old Chashman Tamang and Pati Tamang remain missing after separate landslides in Gaurishankar and Bigu rural municipalities.
- Dozens of families in several wards of Dolkha have been displaced and moved to safer places or relatives' homes.
- Local leaders say repeated landslides, erosion and monsoon rains are worsening living conditions and destroying homes and shops.
