Kishanganj (Bihar): Four workers from Bihar died in a landslide in the hilly region of Nepal on Friday. The four migrant workers were hailing from the Dighalbank block area in the Kishanganj district of Bihar. The workers were in the age group of 22 to 30 years. They were working in the Fikal area of the Himalayan state. The deceased were identified as Muzaffar Alam, Abdul Alam, Tauseeb and Azimuddin, all residents of Bihar's Kishanganj district.
The landslides occurred in the mountainous region of Nepal when these four labourers were working near a house. Officials from the Nepal administration rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. A rescue team was pressed into service to retrieve the bodies from the debris.
Sources said that a house collapsed due to a landslide. The house came crashing down. The debris fell on them leading to the death of four migrant workers. The tragic incident took place on Friday at 4 pm. On hearing the news of death, a pall of gloom descended on Berbanna village of the district in the state. People were mourning the demise of the four workers.
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On receiving the information, relatives of the deceased labourers left for Nepal to take the bodies. As per the information received from sources, the post-mortem was performed in Nepal. “The mishap occurred when the four labourers were working on the ground. They were buried alive under the debris. All were residents of Kishanganj in Bihar. The rescue operation was going on. We are suspecting that more people might have buried under the debris.
The paperwork was underway to hand over the bodies to their kin," said Jitendra Kumar Basnet, an official from the Ilam district police in Nepal. On the other hand, the Circle Officer of the Dighalbank in Bihar's Kishanganj, said, "The deceased's kin will get compensation from Bihar Chief Minister's Relief Fund. The four bodies are expected to be brought at Kishanganj in Bihar by Saturday evening."
