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Two killed in Nepal flood, six missing in landslide
Sep 6, 2011, 7:40 GMT
Kathmandu- Two people were killed and six were missing in a landslide and flooding triggered by heavy rains in different parts of Nepal, local media reported Tuesday.
Two girls aged 8 and 6 died after being swept away by a swollen river in the southern district of Makwanpur late Monday, Kantipur news portal said.
A group of people grinding wheat at a mill were caught in a landslide in the western district of Rukum. One person was rescued but six others were missing, the report said.
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