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14 Baglung families displaced after land sinks

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Baglung, June 31 (RSS): At least 14 households have been displaced after the land sank at Kathekhola Rural Municipality-5 in the district.
“Houses and farmland have developed cracks. The affected people are left with no option but to rush to safety as we fear landslides,” said ward Chairperson Shiva Kandel.
Some of the displaced have taken shelter to their relatives’ homes, while others have been spending days and nights in tents. The displaced are crying for relief, said Kandel.
A team led by Chief District Officer Bed Prasad Kharel reached the affected site and distributed relief materials. Each affected family received Rs 10000 provided through the district disaster management committee.
Likewise, the ward office and Nepal Red Cross Society, Baglung distributed a sack of rice and blankets respectively to each of the affected family.