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Nepal:Landslide:2003/08/16

Duration	2003/08/16	At least 15 Nepalese soldiers died and 25 are missing after a massive landslide hit a village north of the capital Kathmandu.
Country or District	Nepal
Name	Landslide

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Flood Situation Report from ADRC couterpart organization
Dead: 213 people Injured: 89 people Missing: 51 people Direct Affected Families: 5,267	Houses Destroyed: 2,185 Livestock Damage: 662	Infrastructures Damage: Estimated loss 200 million Nepalese Rs.

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Report/Articles BBC news 2003/08/17 At least 15 soldiers were killed and three injured after a landslide swept through a military base in Nepal's mountainous north. Yahoo asia News 2003/08/16 A landslide swept through an army base at Ramche village, about 50 miles north of Katmandu, killing at least 15 soldiers. CNN News 2003/08/16 Landslide kills 15 Nepal soldiers

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center Flood Situation Report from ADRC couterpart organization as of August 22, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lekh Nath Pokharel, Department of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal Strategies for Disaster Management in Nepal A report by Mr. Pokharel, former ADRC Visiting Researcher SPOTLIGHT VOL. 23, NO. 08, AUG 15 - AUG 21, 2003 by Nepalnews.com Flood Situation Report from ADRC couterpart organization as of August 18, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lekh Nath Pokharel, Department of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal

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