Parbat: An elderly couple has gone missing after a landslide buried their house in Langdi, Deurali of Modi Rural Municipality-3 this morning. Chhabilal Bishwakarma, 76, and his wife Bishnumati, 76, were in their one-storey house when it was buried by the landslide that occurred last night. The couple’s daughter-in-law, Pabitra, 32, managed to escape by jumping out of the house, shared Santosh BK, a ward member of Modi Rural Municipality-3.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the locals are continuing the rescue work as a team of police is on the way to the incident spot, as stated by Police Inspector Ram Prasad Sapkota of the District Police Office. Parbat and surrounding areas have been experiencing heavy rainfall since last night, causing the water levels and currents in the rivers and streams to increase.