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Nepal: Army Personnel Conducts Rescue Operation After Landslide Sweeps Away 2 Buses

Rescue operation was conducted after two buses were swept away by a landslide and pushed into a swollen river at Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan district, Nepal.

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Buses swept away due to landslide in Nepal | Photo: AP/Ramesh Paudel

Nepal army personnel carry out a search operation looking for the survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide off the highway and into a swollen river near Simaltal, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Rescue operation underway after two buses were swept away by a landslide and pushed into a swollen river at Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan district, Nepal. At least seven Indian nationals are among over 60 passengers reportedly missing in the incident, according to officials.

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In this handout photograph released by Nepal Armed Police force, shows rescuers looking for the survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide off the highway and into a swollen river near Simaltal, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Nepal army personnel carry out a search operation looking for the survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide off the highway and into a swollen river near Simaltal, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Nepali Army troops and others during a rescue operation after buses were swept away by a landslide, in Chitwan district, Nepal.

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Nepali Army troops and others during a rescue operation after buses were swept away by a landslide, in Chitwan district, Nepal.

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Damaged houses after landslides due to heavy rain on the outskirts Pokhara, Nepal
Nepal Landslide Photo: PTI/Yunish Gurung
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Damaged houses knocked by landslides are seen on the outskirts Pokhara, Nepal.