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Kathmandu
At least 17 persons were killed and five remain unaccounted for due to landslides in Nepal's Achham district, a local official said on Saturday.
Incessant rain since Friday morning triggered the overnight landslides, which swept away houses in three different parts of the district, the official told Xinhua news agency.
"Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 17 people and rescued 11 injured people from the scenes," he said.
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