7 Indians killed as landslide sweeps away 2 buses in Nepal

Seven Indian nationals were killed in rain-hit Nepal after two passenger buses were swept away in a massive landslide and pushed off the road into a swollen river early on Friday. The two buses were carrying 65 passengers, feared missing in the river Trishuli, after the landslide at Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan district.

Indradev Yadav, the Chief District Officer of Chitwan, said that the buses were traveling along the highway when the landslide struck, pushing them off the road and into the raging river below. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ directed all government agencies to search and rescue the passengers.

“I am deeply saddened by the reports of about five dozen passengers that are missing after the buses were washed away by a landslide on the Narayangadh-Muglin road section and the loss of properties due to floods and landslides in different parts of the country. I direct all government agencies, including the home administration, to search and effectively rescue the passengers,” Dahal posted on X.

Since the onset of the monsoon season, at least 62 people have been killed, and 90 others sustained injuries in rain-related incidents in Nepal, home ministry officials informed last week.