Landslide kills two in Kathmandu

July 26, 2002
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Another landslide killed two persons and injured three others of a family in  Kathmandu Valley Friday morning, police said.

Kamala Karki, 31, and her eight-year-old daughter, Susmita, died en route to hospital after a landslide hit their home at 5 AM at Dhapasi, police said.

The landslide that swooped on the house of Dhruba Karki, 40, in their sleep also injured three other family members. A landslide killed 16 persons at Matatirtha this week after unprecedented rains Monday.

Eleven bodies have been recovered and five others are still missing.