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Search on for missing in Langtang during quake

Search on for missing in Langtang during quake

Author: Keshav Category: Mountain June 8, 2016 Everest, Nepal

RASUWA: A search is underway for those who went missing in Langtang of Rasuwa district during the last year's earthquake. Personnel of the Nepal Army's Narayan Dal Battalion deputed for the security

Search on for missing in Langtang during quake RASUWA:A search is underway for those who went missing in Langtang of Rasuwa district during the last year's earthquake. Personnel of the Nepal Army's Narayan Dal Battalion deputed for the security of Langtang National Park have continued search for the missing in the disaster with the help of locals. At least 300 people were buried after a massive earthquake on April 25 last year triggered a series of landslides in the Langtang Valley. Over 80 people are still believed to be buried there, police said. Rasuwa is one of the worst earthquake affected districts among 14 districts of Nepal. Langtang village, located 60 km (37 miles) north of Kathmandu, is the third most popular trekking location in Nepal after the Annapurna and Everest region.

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