3 of single family killed in Chandragiri landslide

KATHMANDU: Three persons of a single family died in a landslide at Dhyan Kendra in Masine of Chandragiri Municipality-2, Kathmandu on Thursday.

The deceased have been identified as Raju Shrestha (52), Geeta Shrestha (45), and their 18-month-old daughter Sarathi.

Mayor Ghanshyam Giri of Chandragiri Municipality told Nepal Press over the phone that the landslide triggered by incessant rainfall hit Dhyan Kendra where the family had been sheltering last night.

He said ” The incident took place at 12 o’clock midnight. Three bodies have been recovered till now.”

Meanwhile, Chandragiri Municipality has decided to provide Rs 50,000 relief to the family of those killed in the landslide at Chandragiri Municipality-2.