29 more dead in Nepal floods, landslides.KATHMANDU, Aug. 29 Kyodo Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains killed at least 29 people in four Nepalese districts Tuesday, state-run Nepal Television Nepal television is the oldest and most watched television channel in Nepal. Other important TV channels in Nepal include NTV 2 Metro, which is owned by the Nepalese government, and Other private channels are :Kantipur Television,Image Channel, Channel Nepal, Avenews Channel, Nepal reported Wednesday. The television said it could confirm only 26 dead, with three people still listed as missing only in Gulmi district Gulmi district, a part of Lumbini zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tamghas as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,149 km² and has a population (2001) of 296,654. in western Nepal. Nepalese police said 11 people died in landslides, which hit three villages in the district. In the neighboring Arghakhanchi district Arghakhanchi district, a part of Lumbini zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Sandhikharaka as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,193 km² and has a population (2001) of 208,391. , eight people were buried alive in landslides. The dead included six members of one family, In Bhimpokhara village of Baglung district Baglung district, a part of Dhawalagiri Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Baglung as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,784 km² and has a population (2001) of 268,938. , also in western Nepal, three people drowned when a bridge over a rivulet was washed away by a swollen river, police said. Mudslides also hit Babari village in Dolakha district in eastern Nepal Eastern Nepal is Southwards and includes the highest mountain in the world. Cities The major cities of this region are Biratnagar, Rajbiraj, Dharan and Dhankuta. Another notable place is Namche Bazaar, the town near the base camp of Mt. , killing three people Tuesday. Floods and landslides in Nepal have killed nearly 200 people this year, according to an official of the Nepalese Home Ministry. |
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