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Climate Change => Current Weather => Topic started by: Steve on August 19, 2024, 03:00:57 pm

Title: Landslides - Nepal - 2024 events
Post by: Steve on August 19, 2024, 03:00:57 pm
SUMMARY - Two landslides in the country of Nepal claimed the lives of seven people. Four people were killed in the Bajhang district when a house was swept away, including a grandmother and two of her grandchildren. Three other people were killed in the Jajarkot district when a temporary shelter became buried in a landslide. The causes were not explicit although Nepal is currently in its monsoon season where heavy rainfalls frequently cause landslides.

LINK - https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Aug/19/seven-people-killed-in-landslide-in-western-nepal (https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Aug/19/seven-people-killed-in-landslide-in-western-nepal)