At least 24 people have died and several others injured in landslides in two western districts.

Reports coming in say at least 14 people died in a landslide in Gwalichour VDC, western district of Baglung, Thursday night. Six houses were swept away in the landslide that occurred after incessant rainfall in the area. Those killed in the disaster could not be identified immediately.

Gywalichour is some 30 km from the district headquarters Baglung Bazaar.

Over a dozen people were wounded in the landslide. A police team has been mobilised in the area for rescue works.

Meanwhile, 10 people including a minor were killed in a landslide in far-western Bajura district Friday morning.

Bramhatola VDC, where the landslide occurred, lies some 30 kilometers west from Baglung district headquarters.

All those killed in the calamity were labourers working in the Safebagar-Martadi road section, reports said.

The labourers who were sleeping unawares inside their tents, were killed after being buried in the landslide that hit at around 3 am in the morning.

The laborers were from Bajura and adjoining districts. A team has been dispatched from Doti district headquarters to carry out rescue operations in area.