Kathmandu, Nepal : Nepal has been hit with landslides that had reported to have killed 30 people while 12 peopleare missing. The landslides were triggered after a continous rainfall that had buried six villages in Nepal's mountainous northeast.
The Acting Chief District Officer (CDO) Surendra Bhattarai today said :
The landslide hit the villages in Taplejung district at night when people were sleeping
He continues and say that authorities have sent a helicopter to rescue the injured, the number of people with serious injuries are 10 while 12 are still unaccounted for.
DSP Shanti Raj Koirala said that the number of dead victims might increase as dozen of houses were flooded by the landslides. A police team deployed to the area are currently is stranded due to the landslides.
Nepal is still recovering from an earthquake that killed nearly 9000 people and destroyed their properties.