11 houses sweeps away in Solukhumbhu due to Landslide

 Solukhumbhu, July 11 – Eleven houses at different places in Solukhumbu district have been buried by landslides triggered by incessant rainfall for the past one week.

According to police, six houses have been buried in land slides at Gudel.

Landslides following the incessant rainfall washed away houses of Mitra Kumar Rai, Pramod Jwalan Kulung, Jung Kulung, Devi Kulung, Dilip Kulung and Buddhibir Kulung of Gudel-6 on Wednesday.

Similarly, cowshed of Dhan Prasad Khaling of Gudel was also washed away, said DB Kulung, a local.

No human casualty has been reported in the incidents. The landslides also destroyed the drinking water project and water supply in the village has been obstructed.

Likewise, the landslides have also washed away five houses at Bung VDC-9 on Wednesday afternoon.

Houses including that of Lakpi Sherpa, Angchhiring Sherpa and Rudra Kulung were also washed away by floods.

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