KATHMANDU: Rescuers in Nepal on Sunday found the body of another person, who went missing when two buses were swept into a swollen river by a mudslide last week in Chitwan district, the police said. With this, the death toll in the tragedy reached five.
The rescue team on Sunday found the fifth body at Gaindakot-7 while searching for passengers who went missing in the Trishuli River.
The landslide had occurred in the Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan. Three people swam to safety soon after the incident. The identity of three deceased has been revealed, while two bodies are yet to be identified.