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58 killed in Nepal landslides
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09:35:22 �.�
Kathmandu, Aug 1 - At least 58 people have been killed in Nepal and over 30 were missing after massive landslides engulfed homes following heavy rains throughout the country this week, state-run radio said Friday.
A total of 22 people were killed in Manakamana village in the Gorkha district, 85 kilometres (53 miles) west of Kathmandu, when seven houses were buried in a landslide Wednesday night, it said.
Reports said 11 died in Chitwan district, nine in Nawalparasi,seven in Makwanpur, six in Tanahun, and one each in Rupandehi, Bara and Siraha districts.
Royal Nepal army and police teams dispatched from Kathmandu were carrying out relief operations in landslide-affected areas, the radio report said.
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