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Nepal recovers first body from buses swept away by landslide

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Bharatpur, Nepal (AFP) July 13, 2024

Nepali rescue teams on Saturday recovered the first body from around 50 people missing after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses off a highway and into a river. The force of Friday's landslide in central Chitwan district pushed the vehicles over concrete crash barriers and down a steep embankment, at least 30 metres (100 feet) from the road. "One body has been found
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News video: Nepal Landslide Bus Horror: 65 including 7 Indians, Swept Away After Landslide Swallows Buses

Nepal Landslide Bus Horror: 65 including 7 Indians, Swept Away After Landslide Swallows Buses 03:05

A catastrophic landslide in Central Nepal swept two buses carrying 65 passengers into the Trishuli River on July 12, leaving dozens missing. The incident, part of widespread monsoon-related disasters, has prompted a massive rescue operation hampered by continuous rainfall. Over the past month, at...

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