Nepal retrieves more bodies from buses swept away by landslide
Tuesday, 16 July 2024 Kathmandu (AFP) July 14, 2024
Nepali search teams retrieved more bodies on Sunday of the roughly 50 people missing after a landslide triggered by torrential rains swept two buses into a fast-flowing river. Over 300 officers, including divers, were scouring the river for passengers and the two buses themselves, said Kumar Neupane, spokesperson for Nepal's armed police unit. Other teams on boats were using sensor equip
"I swam and grabbed a branch on the hill," says Jugeshwor Ray Yadav, a survivor of a landslide in Nepal that swept two buses off a highway and into a river. According to authorities, more than 60..
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,..