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Kathmandu Landslides caused by monsoon rain on Monday killed at least eight construction workers in central Nepal, officials said.
Bhagawati Nepal, deputy mayor of the affected Melamchi municipality, a small town around 50 kilometres to the north of Kathmandu, said that all the deceased were workers involved in construction of a community hall.
She said that the workers were sleeping when landslides buried their makeshift shelter. “Some of the deceased workers are believed to be seasonal migrants from India. We are trying to verify their identity,” Nepal said. (DPA)
Bhagawati Nepal, deputy mayor of the affected Melamchi municipality, a small town around 50 kilometres to the north of Kathmandu, said that all the deceased were workers involved in construction of a community hall.
She said that the workers were sleeping when landslides buried their makeshift shelter. “Some of the deceased workers are believed to be seasonal migrants from India. We are trying to verify their identity,” Nepal said. (DPA)
