Landslide sweeps away a house 29 houses at risk

August 22, Gorkha: 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.

Ward chair Lal Bahadur Gurung said the landslide has kept settlements of three villages at risk. 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.

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.