Kalikot, Aug. 30 -- Ten people died and at least two others went missing when a landslide buried four houses at Nagma Bazaar in Tilagupha Municipality Ward No 1, Kalikot, on Sunday morning.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyambabu Oliya, the landslide buried the houses belonging to Lali Nepali, Mandir Katuwal, Dhanapati BK and Bir Bherikar. It is still not clear how many people were inside the houses when the disaster occurred.

"A steep hillside behind the bazaar area caved in, burying four houses," said Chief District Officer Chandra Prasad Gaire. According to him, rescue teams from Manma, the district headquarters of Kalikot, and neighbouring Jumla district reached the incident site for rescue operations. The security pe...