Bhumikaistha: An elderly couple died after being buried in a landslide at Dhanchaur Tallopaku of Bhumikaistha Municipality-10 of Arghakhanchi district on Tuesday morning.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the District Police Office, Arghakhanchi, identified the deceased as Govinda Budamagar, 66, and his wife Shyamkala Budamagar. DSP Chakra Bahadur Malla shared that the couple had been to their own farmland at Roja Tusarepani in the locality to collect cattle fodder and Cheuri, also known as butter tree in English, when they were accidently hit by a dry landslide.
The incident came to light after the dead bodies of the couple were discovered following a search operation carried out by the local police with the support of local residents, informed DSP Malla. According to the police, the elderly couple succumbed to the serious injuries caused by the rock fall and mudslide during the landslide.