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Landslide claims 11 lives, including seven from the same family, in Kaski

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KASKI: Eleven people, including seven members of the same family, lost their lives in Kaski due to a landslide.

The house of Kul Bahadur Pariyar in Purunchaur Thanti, Pokhara Metropolitan City-19, was swept away by a landslide last night, resulting in the immediate deaths of seven individuals.

The deceased are identified as Kul Bahadur Pariyar, Mankumari Pariyar, Laxmi Pariyar, Prashana Pariyar, Prabhav Pariyar, Amit Pariyar, and Radhika Pariyar.

Two other family members were rescued from the rubble and are currently receiving treatment at Manipal Teaching Hospital.

Additionally, three more individuals lost their lives in separate landslide incidents: two in Pokhara-32 Chainpur and one in Madi-11.

Meanwhile, in Chainpur Bahrabise of Pokhara-32, a young girl, Anita Ojha, aged 18, lost her life when a landslide buried her house.