Nepal: First body recovered from two buses swept by landslides, four dozen still missing

Nepal retrieves more bodies from buses swept away by landslide

Police spokesperson Dan Bahadur says five bodies have been retrieved; one was an Indian citizen.

Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses hit by landslide in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal on Saturday recovered the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them into a raging river a day earlier, authorities said. The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli River, which was swollen by continuous rainfall over the past few days as heavy monsoon downpours turned their waters murky brown, making it even more difficult to see the wreckage. The body was that of a …

Nepali Rescuers Say They Found Body Of Indian National From Buses Swept Away By Landslide

Nepali rescuers said that a body of an Indian national was recovered on the second day of the search for survivors after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses off a highway and into a river.

Survivor recalls moment landslide swept passenger buses away in Nepal

A survivor has described the moment he escaped from a bus as two of the vehicles were swept away by a landslide in Nepal on Friday, 12 July. Two passenger buses carrying more than 50 people were swept into the swollen river. Three survivors apparently swam to safety, but rescuers found no trace of the buses. The vehicles were likely submerged and swept downstream in the Trishuli River. Survivor Jugasar Raya Yadav said: "We took the support of th…

Nepal recovers first body from buses swept away by landslide

BHARATPUR, Nepal: Nepali rescue teams on Saturday recovered the first body from around 50 people missing after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses off a highway and into a river. The force of Friday’s landslide in central Chitwan district pushed the vehicles over concrete crash barriers and down a steep embankment, at least 30 meters (100 feet) from the road. “One body has been found about 55 kilometers (35 miles) from the…