Nepal landslide toll rises to 19 as hope fades for missing

Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 16, 2020

The death toll from a landslide in Nepal has risen to 19 after eight more bodies were pulled out from a mud-covered village in north-central Nepal, police said Sunday. Dozens of villagers in the remote hillside region of Sindhupalchowk district were buried under mud and stone after heavy rains caused a landslide early Friday. Rescuers dug out 11 bodies on Friday and have been searching f