Three people died after a landslide swept away a house in ward 12 of Aathbiskot Municipality in Rukum West on Tuesday. One other is missing.

According to the police, three girls—aged eight, five and four—died in the disaster while the whereabouts of a 40-year-old man are still unknown.

Seven others have been injured. They are receiving treatment at the municipal hospital, said municipality chair Ravi KC.