The death toll from landslides triggered by floods in western Nepal has risen to 51, and rescue workers fear the toll may rise further, police said Wednesday. "The death toll from landslides late Monday has risen to 49 in Sirsha village in Dadeldhura district" in far western Nepal, a senior police officer told AFP.
The officer, who asked not to be named, added that two other people died in a landslide late Monday in Kaldev village in the same remote region.