Kathmandu : A child died and three others have gone missing in a landslide in Dolakha district on Thursday night.

The deceased has been identified as 15 months old grandson of Yagya Bahadur Thami of Topatar in Gaurishankar rural municipality-7. Chief District Officer Kamal Prasad Dhamala said the rain-triggered landslide occurred at Gaurishankar rural municipality-8 has caused havoc at Gaurishankar rural municipality-7.

Hari Lal Shrestha, Krishna Bahadur Magar and his wife of Gaurishankar-7 have gone missing in the landslide. Similarly, three persons sustained injuries in the incident. A helicopter has been sent to the incident site to carry out search for the missing ones.