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Kathmandu Thursday May 10, 2001 Baishakh 27, 2058.
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Three killed, two
injured in wall collapse
POKHARA, May 9 (PR) - Three people were killed while two
others from a squatter family sustained injuries early on Wednesday when a stone wall
collapsed and buried their makeshift shelter at Pipal Dali village of Sarangkot village
development committee, police here said.
Those killed under the debris have been identified as
Bhagavati Pariyar, 34, and her two children - Geeta, 12, and Bikram, 7.
Although their neighbours rescued them immediately from the
rubble, three of the five member family died on the way to a Pokhara hospital, police
said.
Two others who sustained serious injuries in the same
incident, Maite Pariyar and his four years old daughter Sangeeta, are undergoing treatment
at the same hospital. Police said the retaining wall built to protect the hut collapsed
due to the heavy rainfall on Tuesday night.
More than 130 squatter families have been living in the area
over the last four years. Locals collected funds to support the poverty-stricken Pariyar
family and to carry out the last rites of the deceased.
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