Paanchthar: A nine-year-old girl who was rescued alive after falling into a landslide in Falelung Rural Municipality-3 of Paanchthar has died.
Local residents had rescued Juna Sawaden, who was buried in her grandfather Mana Prasad Rai’s house at Falelung-3 Kholaghari, alive on Sunday morning. Juna died during treatment at Paanchthar Hospital, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Hari Khatiwada.
Mana Prasad’s house was swept away by a landslide at midnight. Juna was rescued in the morning. Although Manprasad and his wife managed to escape and save their lives, Juna, who was asleep, was caught in the landslide.