18 dead, 21 missing after torrential rain causes landslide in Nepal
Lidi village is one of the settlements identified by the Nepali government as having been in risk of landslide.
Lidi village is one of the settlements identified by the Nepali government as having been in risk of landslide.
A team of security personnel is conducting a rescue operation in the area.
Search and rescue operations are being conducted continuously with officials and police personnel who are looking through the debris to find missing people.
Five of them were killed after a landslide swept away a house in Sarangkot area in Pokhara in the wee hours of Friday, police said.
The floods and landslides have also damaged the road connecting the Tatopani-Zhangmu border point between Nepal and China.
The annual monsoon rains, which normally start in June and continue through September often result in casualties in Nepal.
Nepal ranks 4th and 11th in terms of its relative vulnerability to climate change and earthquakes, respectively.
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