Landslides triggered by heavy rains have left at least 21 dead and dozens missing in Unortheastern Nepal, prompting officials to evacuate villagers living in the riskiest areas, police said Thursday.
Rescuers struggled to reach affected villages in mountainous Taplejung district after the landslides, which hit just weeks after twin quakes killed 8,700 people, damaged roads and bridges, and swept away houses.
"We have found the bodies of 21 people and around three dozen more have been reported missing," said Shanti Raj Koirala, the district's deputy superintendent of police.
An army helicopter airlifted eight injured villagers to a local hospital.
Rescuers struggled to reach affected villages in mountainous Taplejung district after the landslides, which hit just weeks after twin quakes killed 8,700 people, damaged roads and bridges, and swept away houses.
"We have found the bodies of 21 people and around three dozen more have been reported missing," said Shanti Raj Koirala, the district's deputy superintendent of police.
An army helicopter airlifted eight injured villagers to a local hospital.
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