Dozer Operator Killed by Landslide in Myagdi

April 30, Myagdi – A dozer operator died when a landslide buried the vehicle in Raghuganga Rural Municipality-1, Beg, Myagdi on Friday. During the road construction from Bhijra to Bhajne in Beg, a landslide occurred, burying a dozer owned by Ruisee Deurali Construction Pvt. Ltd. The operator, 51-year-old Padam Karki from Bhagwati, Raghuganga Rural Municipality-2, was confirmed dead by the district police office.

While excavating the road route from Mithila, a dry landslide occurred, burying both the dozer and the operator. Police and local residents conducted rescue efforts for about four hours before retrieving Karki’s body from the debris. Police Inspector Sagar Timilsina, present at the scene, informed that other dozers and backhoe loaders were deployed to recover the body, which was then sent to Province Hospital Beni for postmortem examination.