Nepal, Sept. 20 -- The recent loss of lives and the devastation caused by landslides in Nepal, triggered by heavy rains, breaks our hearts. More than 330 precious lives were lost or are still missing because of landslides during this monsoon.

'One hundred and seventy-two households are at substantial risk, and we demand to resettle them to a safer location', said Srijana Tamang, deputy chairperson of Jugal Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchok district. Thirty-nine lives were lost in Lidi village by a landslide in the morning of August 14, of which more than 15 were children. The inhabitants survived the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, recovered and rebuilt their homes and lives, just to perish from another disaster.

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