Скачать или смотреть Tragedy in Nepal: search for survivors after deadly landslide

A search for survivors is ongoing after landslides swept two buses into a swollen and murky river in Nepal on Friday (July 12).

Authorities in Nepal said scores of military and police personnel have been mobilised to carry out the search. At least 62 passengers are still missing. Bulldozers were deployed to remove debris from the site of the landslide as traffic backed up on the road.

At least three passengers survived with minor injuries by jumping off the buses before the mass of rocks and mud came down the slopes, according to an official. Landslides and floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 91 people in Nepal since mid-June.

In a social media post on Friday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed sadness over the disasters and instructed government agencies to conduct effective search and rescue operations.

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