Landslide sweeps away a house, 29 houses at risk

Gorkha, Aug 22, Landslide following the heavy rainfall at Barpak Sulikot rural municipality-2 of Gorkha district on Wednesday night has swept away a house and put 29 houses at risk.

The landslide has kept settlements of three villages at risk, said ward chair Lal Bahadur Gurung. A house belonging to a local Dev Gurung was swept away by the landslide. Eighteen houses of Thailidanda are at the risk due to the landslide, he added.

” Though the landslide has not completely damaged the houses, settlements are at high-risk”, said chair Gurung. Similarly, six houses at Snan village below the church are at the risk of landslide.

The landslide has damaged six houses at Ruduk village. A grocery shop was also swept away in the landslide.