The landslip about a kilometre above the road swept the bus (Lu 1 Kha 5771) at around 1:30pm, said police. The bus that was stuck in the mudslide was carried away in a matter of minutes. It has now been submerged in the flooded Tinau river.
There were 22 people including the driver and his assistant on board when the disaster struck. The vehicle had left Tansen, the district headquarters of Palpa , at around 11:45am. It is not yet clear how many people have been missing. Lilamani Adhikari, the conductor of the vehicle, said 15 people were seen moving out of the bus soon after it got stuck. "Two-three persons stayed inside the bus saying that it would be safer to remain there instead of going outside," said Adhikari. Police identified the deceased as Bidya Shrestha, 17, of Tanhu-8 in Palpa and Bishnu Bahadur Thapa, whose address is unknown.
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