Four Nepalis perish in Uttarakhand landslide

KATHMANDU: Four Nepalis were killed after they got buried under landslide debris Fata area of Rudraprayag district of India’s Uttarakhand state.

Rudraprayag district disaster management officer Nandan Singh Rajwar told Indian news portal Hindustan Times that they received information about the incident at 1.37 am. “On receiving information, the SDRF team immediately left for the spot. Due to the blockage on the Doliya Devi Marg, the SDRF team reached the spot by walking two kilometers”, Rajwar said.

The deceased have been identified as Harka Bahadur, Purna Nepali, Kishna Parihar and Deepak Bohora.