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Nepal: Landslide: 2003/08/16 Country Information on DRR

Period 2003/08/16
Country or District Nepal
Event Type Landslide
Outline At least 15 Nepalese soldiers died and 25 are missing after a massive landslide hit a village north of the capital Kathmandu.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Flood Situation Report from ADRC couterpart organization
Dead: 213 people
Injured: 89 people
Missing: 51 people
Direct Affected Families: 5,267
Houses Destroyed: 2,185
Livestock Damage: 662
Infrastructures Damage: Estimated loss 200 million Nepalese Rs.

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Report/Articles

BBC news 2003/08/17
At least 15 soldiers were killed and three injured after a landslide swept through a military base in Nepal's mountainous north.

Yahoo asia News 2003/08/16
A landslide swept through an army base at Ramche village, about 50 miles north of Katmandu, killing at least 15 soldiers.

CNN News 2003/08/16
Landslide kills 15 Nepal soldiers

Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Flood Situation Report from ADRC couterpart organization
as of August 22, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lekh Nath Pokharel, Department of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal

Strategies for Disaster Management in Nepal
A report by Mr. Pokharel, former ADRC Visiting Researcher SPOTLIGHT VOL. 23, NO. 08, AUG 15 - AUG 21, 2003 by Nepalnews.com

Flood Situation Report from ADRC couterpart organization
as of August 18, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lekh Nath Pokharel, Department of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal