Hundreds feared dead in Nepal’s worst landslide in a decade

Earth News: Nepal
Aug 28, 2006
The landslide occurred two days ago in Achham district. About 500 residents of Balyalta village are missing. Locals demand the government come up with plans to avoid unrestricted use of local natural resources.
Kathmandu (AsiaNews) – Fears are mounting that a massive landslide on Saturday night in the western Nepalese district of Achham could have killed up to 500 people. News of the disaster caused by heavy rain was reported only yesterday because of the area’s remoteness and lack of telephones. Achham District Chief Hom Nath Thapaliya said that a survivor from Balyalta village reported that 80 of the village’s 94 homes were swept away in the landslide. “More than 500 residents have simply gone,” the man said.

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