Two buried to death in Sankhuwasabha landslide

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Sankhuwasabha: Two people have been buried to death in a landslide at Nundhaki of Chainpur Municipality-1 in Sankhuwasabha district on Wednesday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Ram Kumar Rai, 35, of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City in Sunsari district, and Him Bahadur Magar, 20, of Chaudandigadi Municipality-6 in Udayapur district, according to the Area Police Office in Chainpur district.

Police Inspector Milan Basnet shared that the two were buried by a dry landslide while they were working on the construction of Chainpur-Nundhaki road. Both of the laborers died on the spot. Police are heading to the accident site after they came to learn about the incident.