More bodies of landslide-hit bus riders recovered

By Associated Press

Jul 16, 2024 12:30 am

KATHMANDU — Rescuers in Nepal have recovered more bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide last week, officials said on Monday.

Rescuers found the bodies in different spots along the riverbanks as they searched for the missing buses and some 50 people who were on board.

RUSHING TO RESCUE Nepali Army personnel row an inflatable raft as they search for survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide off the highway and into a swollen river near Simaltal, west of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, on July 13, 2024. AP PHOTO

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