Cold wave claims two in Dhanusha and Saptari

JANAKPUR: Two people lost their lives due to cold wave in Dhanusha and Saptari.

The deceased have been identified as Samundri Devi Yadav (60) of Bireswornath Municipality-5, Dhanusha and Dev Narayan Thakur (65) of Mahadeva Rural Municipality-4, Saptari.

Yadav breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Janakpurdham-based provincial hospital, District Coordination Committee chief Ramdev Yadav said.

Likewise, Thakur died on the way to a hospital for treatment, Vice-Chairperson of the Rural Municipality Mamata Yadav said.

Temperature has dropped sharply in the southern plain in comparison to the last few days.

With the decrease in temperature, four local level government of Dhanusha have announced holiday for schools. RSS