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Thousands flee western Nepal following landslide

Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal. The mud and debris i...
TodayFM
TodayFM

12:29 PM - 24 May 2015



Thousands flee western Nepal f...

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Thousands flee western Nepal following landslide

TodayFM
TodayFM

12:29 PM - 24 May 2015



Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal.

The mud and debris is now blocking the flow of a major river.

The Kali Gandaki River which is about 140km northwest of the capital, Kathmandu, has created a deep and growing new lake.

A number of landslides have hit Nepal since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the region one month ago killing more than 8-thousand people.

Colm Byrne, Humanitarian Managar with Oxfam, is in Nepal and he says there is a race against time to provide people with shelter;



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