10 killed in Nepal landslides

Seven people were killed, including three from a single family, when a house collapsed due to landslide at Tanahun district in western Nepal early this morning, Home Ministry officials said.

Those killed in the landslide in Tanahun include four women and three girls aged between 2 and 8 years, district police said, adding they died when the wall of their house collapsed due to the landslide.

In a separate incident, three persons, including a child, were killed at Baglung district when their house was swept away by the landslide. Two others are still missing.

In mountainous Nepal, landslides are common during the monsoon season.